Teach Yourself VISUALLY WordPress, 2nd Edition

Set the Permalinks Structure

For the self-hosted site owner, the Permalinks setting lets you choose your posts’ web addresses pattern. They can be taken from posts’ headlines, typically requiring many characters but search-engine friendly, or they can be a relatively short ID that WordPress assigns. Choose a setting that works best for you, and plan to stick with it for best site function. WordPress.com sets the Permalink structure for sites it hosts.

Set the Permalinks Structure

Expand the Settings menu, and click Permalinks.

Click your preferred ...