Comments on: 3 WordPress Plugins to Safely Change Your Permalink Structure http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/ ^~_ Rising Through the Search Engines _~^ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:09:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: SEO Blogger http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/#comment-90 SEO Blogger Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:53:16 +0000 http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/#comment-90 Hi Simon et al, that is correct: starting with 2.3x, WordPress had fixed the canonical issue of www and non-www, plus integrate the permalink redirect, as well. *Also, as noted, I wrote this post back in May 2007, months before the new WP 2.3 came out, which I think is in November 2007. Anyway, for any other form of redirection (e.g. affiliate link cloaking/redirection, I recommend you get the "Redirection Plugin" by UrbanGiraffe.com (by John Godley =). Regards, ~M.T.~ a.k.a The SEO Blogger P.S. I have just upgraded this blog from WP 2.2x to WP 2.3.3 =P. Hi Simon et al, that is correct: starting with 2.3x, WordPress had fixed the canonical issue of www and non-www, plus integrate the permalink redirect, as well.

*Also, as noted, I wrote this post back in May 2007, months before the new WP 2.3 came out, which I think is in November 2007. Anyway, for any other form of redirection (e.g. affiliate link cloaking/redirection, I recommend you get the “Redirection Plugin” by UrbanGiraffe.com (by John Godley =).

Regards,

~M.T.~
a.k.a The SEO Blogger

P.S. I have just upgraded this blog from WP 2.2x to WP 2.3.3 =P.

]]> By: Simon http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/#comment-85 Simon Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:55:26 +0000 http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/#comment-85 It seems that Wordpress 2.3 addresses these types of issues: http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/wordpress-23-canonical-urls/ It seems that Wordpress 2.3 addresses these types of issues: http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/wordpress-23-canonical-urls/

]]> By: Simon http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/#comment-84 Simon Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:43:04 +0000 http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/#comment-84 when, for example, I paste the following URL into my browser: http://www.simondalfonso.id.au/blog/?p=30, as well as getting the correct post, it seems to automatically place me at the corresponding custom permalink URL: http://www.simondalfonso.id.au/blog/computing/blogging/wordpress-plugin-wp-vcard/. So it seems like something is being done by Wordpress here to the effect that if you have a custom permalink structure system and you use the default structure to try and access a post, it will automatically place you at the post *with* the correct, corresponding custom permalink. Like Wordpress already knows that by http://www.simondalfonso.id.au/blog/?p=30 I mean http://www.simondalfonso.id.au/blog/computing/blogging/wordpress-plugin-wp-vcard. --- I just checked something which leads me to believe that the feature which I talk about has been recently introduced into Wordpress. I tested what I am saying with a blog running Wordpress 2.1.3 and if I go to a post with the default permalink structure: e.g. http://www.sustainablecitiesnet.com/?p=338 I get the right page delivered but the URL remains the old default permalink URL. The custom permalink URL currently in place is http://www.sustainablecitiesnet.com/research/research-australian-cities-and-socio-economic-deprivation-report/ My blog at http://www.simondalfonso.id.au/blog is running 2.3.2 when, for example, I paste the following URL into my browser: http://www.simondalfonso.id.au/blog/?p=30, as well as getting the correct post, it seems to automatically place me at the corresponding custom permalink URL: http://www.simondalfonso.id.au/blog/computing/blogging/wordpress-plugin-wp-vcard/.

So it seems like something is being done by Wordpress here to the effect that if you have a custom permalink structure system and you use the default structure to try and access a post, it will automatically place you at the post *with* the correct, corresponding custom permalink. Like Wordpress already knows that by http://www.simondalfonso.id.au/blog/?p=30 I mean http://www.simondalfonso.id.au/blog/computing/blogging/wordpress-plugin-wp-vcard.

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I just checked something which leads me to believe that the feature which I talk about has been recently introduced into Wordpress.

I tested what I am saying with a blog running Wordpress 2.1.3 and if I go to a post with the default permalink structure: e.g. http://www.sustainablecitiesnet.com/?p=338 I get the right page delivered but the URL remains the old default permalink URL.

The custom permalink URL currently in place is http://www.sustainablecitiesnet.com/research/research-australian-cities-and-socio-economic-deprivation-report/

My blog at http://www.simondalfonso.id.au/blog is running 2.3.2

]]> By: Simon http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/#comment-83 Simon Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:02:52 +0000 http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/#comment-83 I should have been clearer. If you do a Google search for 'site:simondalfonso.id.au', you will find a list of my blog posts, all with the old default permalink structure. Click on one of those, and it should take you to the post still, even though I don't have a permalink redirection plugin installed. I should have been clearer. If you do a Google search for ’site:simondalfonso.id.au’, you will find a list of my blog posts, all with the old default permalink structure. Click on one of those, and it should take you to the post still, even though I don’t have a permalink redirection plugin installed.

]]> By: Stephen Cronin http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/#comment-82 Stephen Cronin Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:05:17 +0000 http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/#comment-82 Actually, the default URL will still work, even if you change the permalink settings. For example, you can access this post using: http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/ or http://theseoblogger.com/?p=23 WordPress will serve the same page with both URLs. The default structure always works - that's what I think Simon was saying. I think it's bad SEO however - I think Google will consider these to be two separate pages and will keep the PageRank of each separate. You really want Google to see it as one page - so the redirection plugin is necessary for this reason... Actually, the default URL will still work, even if you change the permalink settings. For example, you can access this post using:

http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/

or

http://theseoblogger.com/?p=23

WordPress will serve the same page with both URLs. The default structure always works - that’s what I think Simon was saying.

I think it’s bad SEO however - I think Google will consider these to be two separate pages and will keep the PageRank of each separate. You really want Google to see it as one page - so the redirection plugin is necessary for this reason…

]]> By: SEO Blogger http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/#comment-81 SEO Blogger Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:24:16 +0000 http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/#comment-81 Oh, yeah, while you're at it. Get the "Redirection Plugin" by UrbanGiraffe.com: it's hands down/thumbs up the best redirection plugin/permalink migration tool there is for WordPress... plus a lot of other features too if you know how to 'harness' them :wink: . Oh, yeah, while you’re at it. Get the “Redirection Plugin” by UrbanGiraffe.com: it’s hands down/thumbs up the best redirection plugin/permalink migration tool there is for WordPress… plus a lot of other features too if you know how to ‘harness’ them :wink: .

]]> By: SEO Blogger http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/#comment-80 SEO Blogger Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:22:45 +0000 http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/#comment-80 Perhaps, you didn't read the first part closely: if you change the permalink/URL, all the links from other sites pointing to the existing URL will be LOST, because you now have a new permalink. Thus, you need a plugin to 301 permanent redirect all the 'old' default URL to the new one. I hope that explains it for you :smile: . Perhaps, you didn’t read the first part closely: if you change the permalink/URL, all the links from other sites pointing to the existing URL will be LOST, because you now have a new permalink. Thus, you need a plugin to 301 permanent redirect all the ‘old’ default URL to the new one.

I hope that explains it for you :smile: .

]]> By: Simon http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/#comment-79 Simon Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:41:25 +0000 http://theseoblogger.com/seo-blogs/wordpress/wordpress-plugins-to-change-your-permalink-structure/#comment-79 is the type of thing that these plugins do required if one is changing from the Default Wordpress (i.e. ?p=%post_id%) permalink to a custom permalink? I am currently using Wordpress 2.3.2 and have just changed from the Default permalink structure to /%category%/postname%/ and it seems to be working just fine without having used one of these plugins. is the type of thing that these plugins do required if one is changing from the Default Wordpress (i.e. ?p=%post_id%) permalink to a custom permalink? I am currently using Wordpress 2.3.2 and have just changed from the Default permalink structure to /%category%/postname%/ and it seems to be working just fine without having used one of these plugins.

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