Creating Search Engine Friendly URLs in WordPress

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Creating Search Engine Friendly URLs in WordPress


We provide support for WordPress blogging software in Windows. However, you need to create a blog with search engine friendly URL's for quick indexing in Search Engines.

By default, URL's generated by Windows Servers include reference to index.php after you enable Permalinks from WordPress dashboard. Sometimes, SEO Friendly URL's will never work. In such a situation you should create a .htaccess file and upload it to the root directory of your WordPress Installation.

Follow the steps given below to create search engine friendly URLs in WordPress

(1) Login to Dashboard and select Permalinks option from Settings panel



(2) Select Custom Structure option and provide the following code

/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/

(3) Create an HTACCESS file with the following information and upload it to the root directory of your WordPress installation

# BEGIN WordPress
# <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
# </IfModule>
# END WordPress

We have attached a ZIP file with the above code. You can download and upload it directly to your server.

That's it. You should be able to view your blog with search engine friendly URL's.



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Last Modified:10/9/2011 8:47:16 AM

Last Modified By: Anand Narayanaswamy

Type: INFO

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