Setting Up SEO-Title-Tag Plugin On Wordpress...

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    Hi there,

    Have been trying to set up an SEO-Title-Tag plug-in for my wordpress blog.

    It seems that I have done all the steps required, however when on my blog, if I load up one of my other pages, the URL still has "?page_id=2" at the end of it.

    Is there a way of changing my page names to something more search-engine friendly?


    Thanks for any help.
    Matt
     
    bad_bob00, Oct 2, 2007 IP
  2. arwen54

    arwen54 Active Member

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    yes, here's what you do:

    go to Options,
    then Permalinks

    then select custom:

    and insert this:
    /%category%/%postname%

    next to custom structure..click save and you have search engine friendly urls for your blog pages :)
     
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  3. bad_bob00

    bad_bob00 Active Member

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    Thanks a lot arwen54, reps given :)

    It worked but then my pages couldn't be displayed. Then I realised I had to update the .htaccess file. I did this by uploading the file using my FTP straight to my blog directory - is there another way of doing this using the wordpress control panel?
     
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    arwen54 Active Member

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    yes, in your admin, click Manage, and then click Files..on the right hand side you will see you .htaccess file...just make sure that it is writable (chmod 666)
    and you're good to go :)
     
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    Using your control panel- yes
    Using your wordpress control panel- no, unless your files were writable.
     
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    Oh right okay, thanks for the help everyone.
     
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    Lastbutnotleast Peon

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    Thank you so much arwen54 ;)
     
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