medicdave

Thanks on all counts – the instructions are the key piece, since Googling found plenty of folks who had their issue solved, but no help for future users encountering this issue!

Sorry, I had actually intended to post in the plugins forum, must have been in the wrong tab… (sure, that’s what they all say…) ??

Hi syedabbas-

I’m assuming you’re currently using the “ugly” format, and want to switch to the “pretty” format with URL rewriting via the .htaccess file?

If you do this, your existing permalinks (in “/?p=1234” format) will still work; they’ll just redirect to the new permalinks (in “/yyyy/mm/post-name” format). Some search engines may even pick up on this and update their indices.

Best Regards,
Dave