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based on post id (1 post)    1. RyanKent     Posted 2 years ago
#      I recently installed WP and have setup my Permalink as
follows:      The thought is to include the post id so PHP and
the database can sort efficiently, but otherwise offer a clean,
friendly URL for SEO.      Is there a way to set up a site so
linking URLs will be keyed solely on the post id?      For
example, if an article's URL is http://www.example.com/1.hello-
world/ then that linking URL will take a user to the article.
But what I would like is any URL that begins with
http://www.example.com/1. to work and take a user to the
article. This will allow sites the flexibility to change an
article's title without breaking links.      This process is
widely used on forum sites, so I know it is possible. For
example: http://xenforo.com/community/threads/development-
update-may-2011.16084/ That same thread can be accessed by
removing "development-update-may-2011 and just using http://x