{"id":691,"date":"2025-03-24T14:27:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/permalink-settings\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T15:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:23:45","slug":"permalink-settings","status":"publish","type":"gd_place","link":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/first-steps\/permalink-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Permalink Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t This article talks about <strong>Permalink Settings for GeoDirectory. <br \/>\n\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<section class=\"alert alert-danger\"> <strong>It is strongly advised that you choose your permalink structure early, when building\/deploying the site.<\/strong><br \/>\n\t You can change permalinks later, but you will have to check&nbsp;for dead links then, as dead links may adversely affect your SEO.<\/section>\n<h2>Working with Permalinks&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>\n\t All permalink settings in WordPress can be found at <strong>Settings &#8211;&gt; Permalinks. <br \/>\n\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img width=\"159\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-w5x4qK4bpY.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-w5x4qK4bpY.png 159w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-w5x4qK4bpY-155x300.png 155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 159px) 100vw, 159px\" \/><\/p>\n<p> <strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <strong><\/strong>You can modify the permalink structure for your <strong>posts and pages, <\/strong><strong>categories and tags <\/strong>as well as <strong>GeoDirectory CPTs and taxonomies<\/strong> here.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Common Settings<\/h2>\n<p>\n\tYou can choose any of the options here, except <strong>Plain<\/strong>.<br \/>\n\t<img width=\"228\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-TnBsAUi6Tj.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h2> How to Change GeoDirectory Permalinks?<\/h2>\n<dl>\n<dt>\n\t1\n\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\tFirst, go to <strong>Settings &#8211;&gt; Permalinks. <br \/>\n\t<\/strong> <\/dd>\n<dt>\n\t2\n\t<\/dt>\n<dd> <strong><\/strong>On that page, you will find <strong>GeoDirectory Permalinks. <\/strong>This section handles the permalink settings for GeoDirectory CPTs.&nbsp;\n\t<\/dd>\n<dt>\n\t3\n\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\tBy default, it uses the <strong>place\/place-name<\/strong> structure. But you may change it to display the <strong>full location <\/strong>or <strong>full location with category. <\/strong>Alternatively, you may use any of the available snippets such as <strong>%country% <\/strong>or <strong>%region% <\/strong>and so on.&nbsp;\n\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>\n\t<img width=\"920\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-I1ZkSwTGSw.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-I1ZkSwTGSw.png 1017w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-I1ZkSwTGSw-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-I1ZkSwTGSw-768x330.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2> How to Change GeoDirectory Taxonomy Base Slugs?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<dl>\n<dt>\n\t1\n\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\tThe process is similar, and you will first need to navigate to <strong>Settings &#8211;&gt; Permalinks. <br \/>\n\t<\/strong> <\/dd>\n<dt>\n\t2\n\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\tScroll down to section <strong>GeoDirectory Taxonomies. <br \/>\n\t<\/strong> <\/dd>\n<dt>\n\t3\n\t<\/dt>\n<dd> <strong><\/strong>You may add a custom base slug for your <strong>GeoDirectory Categories and Tags<\/strong> here. Once done, simply click <strong>Save. <\/strong> <\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<section class=\"alert alert-danger\">\n\t GeoDirectory taxonomy base slugs cannot be blank or match any other base slug in WordPress.<\/section>\n<p>\n\t<img width=\"920\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-DTcFInUO0R-1024x262.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-DTcFInUO0R-1024x262.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-DTcFInUO0R-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-DTcFInUO0R-768x197.png 768w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-DTcFInUO0R.png 1163w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t That&#8217;s all. You may read more about permalinks in WordPress <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/article\/using-permalinks\/\">here<\/a>. <br \/> <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><br \/> <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article talks about Permalink Settings for GeoDirectory. It is strongly advised that you choose your permalink structure early, when building\/deploying the site. You can change permalinks later, but you will have to check&nbsp;for dead links then, as dead links may adversely affect your SEO. 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