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You want your WordPress URLs to show the year, category, and post name, but avoid duplicate URLs for posts in multiple categories. Which permalink structure helps prevent duplicates?

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You want your WordPress URLs to show the year, category, and post name, but avoid duplicate URLs for posts in multiple categories. Which permalink structure helps prevent duplicates?
A/%year%/%category%/%postname%/
B/%category%/%postname%/
C/%postname%/
D/%year%/%postname%/
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
  1. Step 1: Understand duplicate URL issue

    Using %category% can cause multiple URLs if a post belongs to multiple categories.
  2. Step 2: Choose structure avoiding category

    Removing %category% from the URL avoids duplicates. Including %year% and %postname% keeps URLs informative.
  3. Final Answer:

    /%year%/%postname%/ -> Option D
  4. Quick Check:

    Exclude category to prevent duplicates = /%year%/%postname%/ [OK]
Quick Trick: Avoid %category% in URLs to stop duplicates [OK]
Common Mistakes:
  • Including %category% causing multiple URLs
  • Using only %postname% losing date info
  • Ignoring SEO impact of URL clarity

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