how to change permalinks in wordpress?

how to change permalinks in wordpress?..i have heared that if i use permalinks it would be better for seo..would you like to help me to use permalinks please?

 

From your Dashboard go to Settings->Permalinks. You must have allow your .htaccess to be editable for this to work. To make .htaccess editable just CHMOD it from filemanager of your host or login to ftp using a free ftp program, like filezilla.

 

you can read more on this topic at www[.]rsatechnologies[.]in . What is the best structure of your wordpress blog should have.

 

Like dunnoicm says, go to Settings > Permalinks and write there /%postname%/ - that's probably the best for SEO.

 

em doing it but when i do it.all the pages says 404 error..how can i remove that?

 

You may need to redirect the old pages to the new ones. You can use the "Simple 301 Redirects" plugin to do this. Usually by changing the permalink structure it will automatically redirect to the new pages, but in some instances you will need to do the 301 redirect.

 

If your new pages says 404 error, you must make your .htaccess file's chmod setting 777 and save again your permalinks options.

If your old pages says 404 error and your visitors cant find your articles, you can apply BFigghy's says.

 

it is easy friend

Settings > Permalinks and write there /%post_id%/%postname%/ >>>>>>>> i think it will be faster

 

Yep. Using the post ID up front makes indexing and retrieval faster. It is highly advised to use a "number" in the front like the ID or Date.

Try clearing your browser cache first. If that does not work, then post the error message so I can take a look at it. If you don't feel comfortable posting the error message publicly, you can PM me with it.

 

Hi Mate, it's too easy to do just login your wordpress then go to Settings->Permalinks now you can see change permalinks.. You can put there whatever you wanna show but if you will put there /%postname%/ it will be better..

 

try refresh if you get 404 error after editing

 

settings - > permalinks - > custom settings

save - > update ur .htaccess file.

 

Just to add to this thread and give a little advice as well.

Bisma Anwar, and everyone else reading this. Make sure one of the first things you do after installing WP is change your permalinks. You don't want to have a bunch of pages indexed in google with their original urls and then you go change the permalinks then have nothing indexed while your organic visitors are sent to a 404 page.

Sure you can do the 301 redirect but it takes time, and besides, it's best to do it correct from the start to save yourself time and hassles down the road.

I have a master template clone I use for every WP install. All of my plugins, themes, changes, etc are automatically updated when I upload the clone. It save TONS of time.