« Internet Marketing & WordPress: Nancy Andrews Was Right – Forget Social Networking
FAQ-Tastic Lite 1.0.7 is Now Ready! »

WordPress 2.5: Changing Saved Page Slugs

Written by Zain on April 26th, 2008
{ 57 comments }

Okay. I’ve had a couple of emails and comments from some Internet Marketers/WordPress SEO types worried about WordPress 2.5 (Brecker) and SAVED page slugs. Everyone seems to be fretting about how you can’t edit these!

“OMFG The Sky Is Falling!”

Chill.

Lighten up.

It’s possible.

Yet again, I’m here to the rescue and will be showing you with a quick and easy, step-by-step, easy how-to guide on changing your saved page slugs.

Firstly, let me reassure you that you’re not mad – I can’t change those saved Page Slugs either in WordPress 2.5! It’s okay though because I’m full of solutions – that’s why people hire me to build their sites! ;)

Let me say that once again – this is for Posts/Pages that have already been saved – if you’re looking for how you edit them in the first place, then read my original post on How To Change WordPress 2.5 Page Slugs. The original article will show you how it’s done in the first place – this post will show you what to when you mess it up but don’t want to delete your entire post and go through all of that nonsense of copying and pasting the old stuff into a new post etc.

So are you ready?

Right.

The first thing that you need to do is to download, upload and activate the ultimate SEO plugin for WordPress: “HeadSpace2″ by John Godley (the excellent Developer who helped to make the WordPress FAQ-Tastic plugin a reality). If you have problems reaching his site because it’s down (like it was yesterday, then you can also get HeadSpace from WordPress Plugins).

Why do I rate this plugin so much? Well, because I had a big hand in re-developing it specifically for Search Engine Optimization so I could use it myself. (Why do you think my site ranks well for various keyword/phrases? Why do you think I’m getting 2 entries in Google for various phrases? :P ). If you have older plugins like Tags In The Head or All In One SEO pack, then you can easily import those settings into HeadSpace2 (yes, we even thought of wiping out the competition by making it easy to transfer data! :) ). I can hear your internal dialogue and I’d just have to say “You’re wrong! Okay? Junk the others, and just use HeadSpace. K? K…”. There’s a whole host of features that I’m yet to document yet… nuts, again another one of those outstanding projects I’ve got to get on top of!

Anyway, here’s the step by step bit once you’ve installed the plugin (with another one of my lovely screenshots – the things I do for you guys!):

wordpress-brecker-headspace-meta-1.png

click on thumbnail for larger image

  1. Click on Manage.
  2. Click on Meta-Data.
  3. Click on the dropdown menu arrow on the right side.
  4. Select Page Slugs from the dropdown.
  5. Click on the Go button.

Wait for the screen to refresh and come up with your existing Page Slugs.

wordpress-brecker-headspace-meta-2.png

click on thumbnail for larger image

  1. Edit the Page Slug you want to change.
  2. Click on Save All Data.

Now… how painless was that?

If you’ve got any further questions on this (I really hope not… Sheesh! How much simpler do you need it to be?!?!)… well, I got the FAQ-Tastic product launch to focus on, so you’re going to have to figure it out yourself!

Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Bumpzee
  • Furl
  • Netscape
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • Slashdot
  • StumbleUpon
  • Technorati

Posted on Saturday, April 26th, 2008.
Categories: Experiments, How To Guides, How-To, Internet Marketing, SEO, Tips, Tips & Tricks, WordPress, WordPress Plugin, WordPress Testing.
Follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

57 Responses to “WordPress 2.5: Changing Saved Page Slugs”

  1. WordPress search engine optimization 101: Connecting people to content | Marketing on the Japanese web Says:
    April 27th, 2008 at 2:00 am

    [...] WordPress 2.5: Changing Saved Page Slugs [...]

  2. ChristyK Says:
    April 29th, 2008 at 9:13 pm

    Yes, I did find your posts in a state of panic :P . And I agree that Headspace rocks. However, after finding your great suggestion for using Headspace to change slugs, I then looked at my site.. and realized I hadn’t changed the permalinks to custom. Once I changed the permalinks, the option to change slug showed on both the Pages and posts that had been saved.

    It makes sense, really. You don’t need to change slug if you are not using permalinks so the link doesn’t show until you do.

    Thanks anyway ;)

  3. Lee Says:
    June 16th, 2008 at 7:09 pm

    Hi Zain,
    my problem is kinda similar, I’m using wp 2.5.1 I’ve created a several category/subcategory. One sub-category I created called sacred-heart-tattoo but the slug has been automatically named sacred-heart-tattoo-tattoo-design.

    no matter what I do I canot get rid of the extra text i.e. “-tattoo-design”. I tried removing and recreting the the sub-category several times but each time I saved the changes the sub-category vname reverts back to “sacred-heart-tattoo-tattoo-design”.

    All the other sub-categories were created with the correct slug

    I’m using custom permalinks, any ideas how I get rid of this
    annoyance?

    many thanks
    Lee

  4. Hot Tattoo Designs Says:
    August 12th, 2008 at 4:48 pm

    I learn something new every time I visit. Thanks for the great post.

  5. StumbleUpon Says:
    August 16th, 2008 at 8:50 pm

    Thanks to the article, Now there is more reason to comment than ever before! Everyone should participate. I am incorporating what your wrote to our project!

  6. Simon Says:
    August 21st, 2008 at 7:32 pm

    I was just looking for a way to change the page slug for a wordpress page. Totally forgot I already had headspace and what it all does. Is it taking care of the redirect too or is that something we’d need to get a redirection plugin for?

  7. Placement Papers Says:
    September 19th, 2008 at 5:15 pm

    Same problem as with Lee. The parent category name appears in the sub category slug. Its like mysite.com/category/animals/cat-animals where as it should be /animals/cat
    Please help.

  8. Dovme Says:
    October 4th, 2008 at 7:50 pm

    I liked your theme colors. How did you get it? Btw i read all your post. Well done.

  9. sohbet Says:
    October 10th, 2008 at 9:56 am

    first I congratulate for your site, I have enjoyed your site in a general look. I wish for continuance of your success

  10. sohbet Says:
    October 11th, 2008 at 11:18 am

    Thanks!

  11. Santa Radar Says:
    October 13th, 2008 at 2:48 pm

    Thank you for the great post.

  12. rap Says:
    October 29th, 2008 at 9:16 pm

    Thank you.
    I liked your theme colors…

  13. Driver Says:
    October 30th, 2008 at 12:23 pm

    thnx.

  14. Chat Says:
    November 3rd, 2008 at 7:52 pm

    Thanks You

  15. Muhabbet Says:
    November 3rd, 2008 at 8:16 pm

    Thanks You

  16. Ask Fali Says:
    November 3rd, 2008 at 8:16 pm

    Thanks

  17. Sai Says:
    November 21st, 2008 at 6:36 am

    Thanks for the great post.

  18. Sai Says:
    November 21st, 2008 at 6:40 am

    thanks for the great post

  19. DAnTEL Says:
    November 23rd, 2008 at 12:18 am

    thank you

  20. sohbet odalari Says:
    November 23rd, 2008 at 12:53 pm

    Thanks..

  21. Rap Says:
    December 26th, 2008 at 2:21 pm

    I learn something new every time I visit. Thanks for the great post.

  22. resimler Says:
    January 17th, 2009 at 1:42 am

    thanks..

  23. resimler Says:
    January 17th, 2009 at 1:42 am

    merci

  24. tokat yeşilyurt Says:
    January 17th, 2009 at 1:43 am

    thank you..

  25. sohbet Says:
    January 17th, 2009 at 1:44 am

    ..

  26. sohpet Says:
    January 20th, 2009 at 7:07 am

    thank you . .

  27. kral oyunları Says:
    February 3rd, 2009 at 11:18 pm

    no matter what I do I canot get rid of the extra text i.e. “-tattoo-design”. I tried removing and recreting the the sub-category several times but each time I saved the changes the sub-category vname reverts back to “sacred-heart-tattoo-tattoo-design

  28. pornoizle Says:
    February 10th, 2009 at 11:26 pm

    porn-izle-sikiş

  29. said Says:
    February 11th, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    porno free izle

  30. said Says:
    February 11th, 2009 at 6:22 pm

    porno izlemek

  31. sikiş Says:
    February 25th, 2009 at 10:18 pm

    sikiş izle

  32. patent Says:
    March 3rd, 2009 at 5:34 pm

    thankss youu marka patents…

  33. Free Stuff Says:
    April 10th, 2009 at 10:27 pm

    Finally found some good infomation on the subject.

  34. Free Stuff Says:
    April 11th, 2009 at 12:18 am

    quite an interesting blog………keep it up..

  35. sohpet Says:
    May 6th, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    thanks

  36. cam balkonn Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    thanx admin

  37. sikiş filmi Says:
    June 1st, 2009 at 9:01 am

    Keep going ..

  38. Tattoos Says:
    June 8th, 2009 at 1:36 pm

    Valuable information thanks.

  39. boyama oyunları Says:
    June 21st, 2009 at 10:32 pm

    no matter what I do I canot get rid of the extra text i.e. “-tattoo-design”. I tried removing and recreting the the sub-category several times but each time I saved the changes the sub-category vname reverts back to “sacred-heart-tattoo-tattoo-design

  40. Website Redesign Company Says:
    July 1st, 2009 at 6:43 am

    All the other sub-categories were created with the correct slug

  41. medyum Says:
    July 6th, 2009 at 8:38 am

    first I congratulate for your site, I have enjoyed your site in a general look. I wish for continuance of your success

  42. Metal Music Says:
    July 6th, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    thanks for post this site is very good

  43. medyum Says:
    August 11th, 2009 at 5:07 pm

    another fact-bending conservative, Wildman, calls another poster a hypocrite–not for something they actually did or said, but for what he THINKS they MIGHT do in a given situation.
    What an asshat

  44. cinsel sohbet Says:
    August 13th, 2009 at 7:49 pm

    very nice thanks you…

  45. kızlar Says:
    August 14th, 2009 at 5:08 pm

    hi how are you what are where

  46. sandrar Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 1:40 pm

    Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

  47. videolar Says:
    September 22nd, 2009 at 6:44 pm

    Thanks a lot. Good idea..

  48. nazar Says:
    December 7th, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    thanks for all it is very nice blog

  49. Antalya rehberi Says:
    December 22nd, 2009 at 12:41 am

    Thanks u admin. Its important for me :) Can I use it on my blog in different languages.

  50. inşaat Says:
    December 22nd, 2009 at 8:16 pm

    wanderfull program ı usen and ı lıke

  51. araç sorgulama Says:
    December 29th, 2009 at 12:23 pm

    thanks for the great pos

  52. mardinkusu Says:
    January 19th, 2010 at 8:27 pm

    thank you

    mardin kusu mardin miro resansi miski sus
    kusu

  53. Online dizi izle Says:
    January 31st, 2010 at 4:19 am

    Thanks to this work was very useful

  54. bölümünü izle Says:
    January 31st, 2010 at 4:20 am

    thank you for sharing.

  55. gay sohbet Says:
    February 1st, 2010 at 10:25 pm

    thanks you ggopost

  56. sohbet odalari Says:
    February 4th, 2010 at 4:50 pm

    interesting information thank you

  57. seviyeli sohbet Says:
    February 4th, 2010 at 4:51 pm

    thank you admin in moderatör

Leave a Reply