Settings Permalinks Screen

The Settings Permalinks Screen allows you to choose your default permalink structure. Permalinks are the permanent URLs to your individual posts and pages, as well as your category and tag archives.

By default, ClassicPress uses the plain permalink structure (?p=123), which relies on the unique post ID number. However, ClassicPress offers you the ability to create a custom URL structure for your permalinks and archives. This can improve the aesthetics and usability of your links.

Common Settings#Link to this section

Check one of the radio buttons corresponding to the correct Permalink Structure for your site.

• Plain – An example of the plain (default) structure is https://www.example.com/?p=123
• Day and name – An example of the day and name based structure is https://www.example.com/2026/09/29/sample-post/
• Month and name – An example of the month and name based structure is https://www.example.com/2026/09/sample-post/
• Numeric – An example of the numeric structure is https://www.example.com/archives/123
• Post name – An example of the post name structure is https://www.example.com/sample-post
• Custom structure – In the box specify the custom structure you desire to use.
  An example is /archives/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/
  The available Permalink Structure Tags are displayed underneath the input.

Although there are various permalink structures, for SEO purposes we recommend using a simple and clear permalink structure such as Post name.

Optional#Link to this section

You may enter custom bases for your category and tag URLs here. For example, using /topics/ as your category base would make your category links like https://www.example.com/topics/uncategorized/.

• Category base – Enter a custom prefix for your category URLs here.
• Tag base – Enter a custom prefix for your tag URLs here.

If you leave these blank the defaults will be used.

Save Changes#Link to this section

When clicking the Save Changes button, a message will be displayed, depending on whether or not your .htaccess file is writeable.

• If the .htaccess is writeable, you will see a “Permalink structure updated” message. ClassicPress has been able to do everything for you automatically.
• If the .htaccess is not writeable, you will see a message with instructions on how to do this manually.