Permalink & SEO

Hi,

I'd like to know how to replace the word Category in
my WP blog permalinks with a more meaningful keyword.
It just seems like for SEO purposes it would be a
very useful spot to use.

So, for instance, with a women's dress site, instead of
a permalink looking like:

http://www.bestdressshop.com/category/dress-brands/xxx/

it would appear as:

http://www.bestdressshop.com/designer-dresses/dress-brands/xxx

The spot where the default word Category is just seems like it
could be put to better use for SEO purposes.

Any WP experts out there who can tell me how to accomplish
that change?

Much Appreciated

George

 

try at custom structure

/%postname%/xxx

 

That won't work, since it doesn't remove the category base. There are only two ways to remove it completely. Hacking WordPress directly, or using Brian Shoff's Category Base Killer plugin.

http://www.brianshoff.com/wordpress/category-base-removal-plugin.htm

Please read the comments - especially the ones I left there, since they contain VERY important information.

 

No need for plugins...Upgrade to WordPress 2.5

Go to Settings->Permalinks

At the bottom of the page you can change the base from "category" to "whatever-you-want"

Same goes for tags.

 

I haven't tried WordPress 2.5 yet but if the feature you're pointing out is what I think it is, it's the same from previous versions of WordPress and will likely do the same thing, thus requiring the plugin.

Let me check for myself just to be sure though.

 

Thanks Dan...let me know. I never noticed that feature before the latest upgrade. It may have been there before, but looking on some sites I haven't upgraded yet, it's not on the permalink page.

Just to clarify, this isn't the same feature that allows you to define the permalink structure. This is new to the permalinks page from previous versions.

 

/%category%/%postname%/

or

/%category%/%postname%.html

 

He wants to remove the category base...not include it in every post.

 

which version of WP supports this feature?

 

WordPress 2.5. I've tested it for tags...it works.

 

Sadly, I haven't been able to check it for myself yet. The joys (and pains) of upgrading from shared to reseller hosting (on a server that's most definately NOT oversold - I know the owner ).

 

You can also do that in Wordpress 2.4

 

They skipped WordPress 2.4, remember?