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  • July 4, 2015 at 10:24 am #44669

    Paul Nicholson
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    Post count: 52

    Hello. Sorry in advance if this is the wrong area to post this I have searched but can’t find an answer.

    Is there an option, or a way, to assign a url redirect to listing by a specific field.

    For instance I have a company listing url:
    https://happy-me.net/places/bermuda-1/devonshire/devonshire/selectron/

    I’d like the user to be able to set this as /Selectron

    I know I can change the permalink to /postname/
    but I was under the impression that the url with the address would be better in google ranking if someone searches Selectron Bermuda. Is that correct or easier to change the permalink.

    Any advice help would be great thanks!!
    Paul

    July 4, 2015 at 11:17 am #44671

    Guust
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    Hi Paul, not sure I completely understand, but you can change the URL to
    https://happy-me.net/places/selectron/ if you like or
    https://happy-me.net/places/devonshire/selectron/

    https://wpgeodirectory.com/docs/core-permalinks/#location

    July 4, 2015 at 11:22 am #44672

    Paul Nicholson
    Buyer
    Post count: 52

    Sorry.

    Yeah I get I can change the permalink.
    Does removing the address from the url affect google ranking in the long run though. If it does I’d say it’s better to leave it as default. In yoast it does seem to indicate that it would be better to be there.

    If I leave it as default I wondered if there’s an easy way to set url redirect from a selector shorter url field. Obviously people would like a shorter url to get to their posts or to share it.

    I’m probably over complicating this I guess and should just set the short url right?

    July 4, 2015 at 11:34 am #44673

    Guust
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    Post count: 29970

    They can always use a URL shortening service, can’t they? Like tinyURL etc.
    There are some redirect plugins too on WP, but your users will not be able to set them up, only you can.

    July 4, 2015 at 11:37 am #44674

    Paul Nicholson
    Buyer
    Post count: 52

    Yeah I have a bit.ly setup for hpme.co and I can setup a maual redirect for the ones that need them.

    Thanks for your help.

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