/%postname%/ permalinks setting not working properly

  • I have set my Permalinks structure to /%postname%/ and saved the changes but I still get /category/ appearing between my domain name and the post name, e.g.: “mydomain.com/category/postname. Even after I refresh the page the word “category” remains.

    I was advised to delete the “htaccess” file so I deleted it but it made no difference.

    How can I stop the word “category” from appearing in my permalinks?

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  • hello,

    If you use this “/%postname%”. may be it solve.
    just remove one backslash behind from above code.

    Crish.

    Thread Starter Capefox

    (@capefox)

    Thanks, Crish – but it did not work, unfortunately. It’s a very stubborn problem! I’ve sent a message to my hosting company, I hope they can help. Best wishes!

    hi,

    If you set your htaccess file with this code may be it will be set as per your requirement.

    Code :

    # BEGIN WordPress
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase /
    RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
    </IfModule>
    # END WordPress

    Thanks.
    crish

    Thread Starter Capefox

    (@capefox)

    Thank you, Crish! I managed to sort out the problem and am happy with the result. Best regards!

    Capefox… I am having the same issue… how did you fix this? My .htaccess file matches this – doesn’t work. Every time I set permalinks to “Custom Structure” and click SAVE, it resets it to “Post name”, the option above.

    Thread Starter Capefox

    (@capefox)

    mauricen, I am sorry but I have no recollection of how I fixed this problem – it was 6 months ago! I hope someone else can help you. Best regards!

    We’re seeing the same problem as mauricen (above). The “save” resets back.

    “Every time I set permalinks to “Custom Structure” and click SAVE, it resets it to “Post name”, the option above”

    Please list your domain, your post slug, and your post id for our testing.

    The domain: https://janevblanchard.com/

    There is no particular post. We’re in the dashboard, dealing with the Permalink choices. See the screenshot:

    Whenever we click the “Custom structure” choice and hit save, it jumps back to “Post name.”

    I got the same problem, (in Xampp/Localhost)
    & it had something to do with mod_rewrite is not enabled

    This post help me to reslove that!
    https://www.leonardaustin.com/technical/enable-mod_rewrite-in-xampp

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