How to Change WordPress Permalink Structure
Permalinks are the Web addresses associated with a specific entry in your WordPress blog. By default, WordPress uses ambiguous permalink structures that display the numeric ID for each blog entry. You can easily change the WordPress permalink structure from your blog administrative panel. WordPress affords a great deal of flexibility in configuring your permalink structure, and there are numerous variables that can be utilized when constructing a permalink scheme for your blog.
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Instructions
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Log into your WordPress blog.
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Select the "Permalinks" link from the "Settings" submenu in the left sidebar.
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Click the radio button beside the permalink structure you prefer, then click "Save Changes." If you select "Custom Structure," enter the variables you would like to use for your permalinks, separated by "/" to denote different directories. For instance, to configure a permalink with the year, category and post name all in different directories, enter "/%year%/%category%/%postname%/" in the text box. A full list of variables is available at codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks#Structure_Tags.
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Tips & Warnings
Changing the permalink structure will update all links of previously published material on your blog. If your blog entries are linked elsewhere on the Web, or if you have sent links to your entries in email, these links will become broken. This is not an issue if you are changing the permalink structure after initially configuring a WordPress blog. However, if you have many posts, you can use the "Advanced Permalink WordPress" plug-in at wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-permalinks/ to maintain the old permalink structure for previously published content.
