wordpress permalink problem

[OTerror]

I'm trying to change the default "ugly" directory to post..it says to edit my .htaccess file but I dont see one in wordpress how can I fix this?

[scouser]

You might need to make one.
For me, wordpress (2) always creates the .htaccess file for me though.........

[StarkReality]

If you are using a newer version of wordpress, there is no need to write anything to a .htaccess file (which can be made in a text editor, named to .htaccess and uploaded) because wordpress handles permalinks internally.

Go to -> Options -> Permalinks in your admin navigation, select "Custom, specify below" and insert something like /%post_id%-%postname%.html

The example above would create permalinks like /124-the-name-of-my-blog-post.html

Advantages:
1. No ugly deep directory structure, which would prolong the process of g**gle crawling your blog
2. If you create two posts with the same title, which can happen easily, for example if you import large sponsor feeds, it's still two seperate permalinks because of the unique post id in front.
3. Keywords repeated in the .html file name
4. Changes in category name or deletion of categories don't affect the posts or make them invalid.

[OTerror]

If you are using a newer version of wordpress, there is no need to write anything to a .htaccess file (which can be made in a text editor, named to .htaccess and uploaded) because wordpress handles permalinks internally.

Go to -> Options -> Permalinks in your admin navigation, select "Custom, specify below" and insert something like /%post_id%-%postname%.html

The example above would create permalinks like /124-the-name-of-my-blog-post.html

Advantages:
1. No ugly deep directory structure, which would prolong the process of g**gle crawling your blog
2. If you create two posts with the same title, which can happen easily, for example if you import large sponsor feeds, it's still two seperate permalinks because of the unique post id in front.
3. Keywords repeated in the .html file name
4. Changes in category name or deletion of categories don't affect the posts or make them invalid.

Thanks Ill give this a try see if it works.

[OTerror]

did not work it says to update my .htaccess file

[Fat Panda]

i have always had to paste the code they give you into notepad, then save as .htaccess and upload it to you sites root directory...good luck

[Fat Panda]

i have always had to paste the code they give you into notepad, then save as .htaccess and upload it to you sites root directory...good luck