Changing permalink structure for posts

  • I run a community news website on WordPress version 4.8.12. I am wanting to change the permalink structure of my posts without affecting the permalinks for every single post I have already posted (there are thousands of them as the site has been around since 2012). So I only want to change the permalink structure for any new posts that get created from here on out on my site.

    Currently the permalink structure is set up to include the year, month and name of the post. I want to change the structure of the permalinks to include the full date of the post (year, month, and day) and then the post name. So like this for example: [ redundant link removed ]

    I have tried changing the permalink structure under Settings in the WP Dashboard, but it changes the url of every single post and ends up breaking the links to those posts that we have shared on social media. Is there a more efficient way to do it to where it will redirect to a new permalink, not have any negative affect on SEO and not break links to any of my old posts?

    • This topic was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by Jan Dembowski. Reason: Moved to Fixing WordPress, this is not an Developing with WordPress topic

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  • No, there is only one permalink structure. You would have to custom code something in your .htaccess file, or code that checks the date of the post before applying the permalink structure (and that filter might not exist).

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