If you’ve been thinking about changing the permalink structure on your blog or already changed it and are trying to figure out what to do with your internal links, then this trio of pages I just created will help you out.
First, a tutorial on using the Redirection plugin to remove dates from incoming links. Not only do you want people clicking on the links to be able to find your site, you want your posts to rank like they did before. This method uses a 301 redirection to pass on the link juice and the visitors.
Second, a tutorial on removing the dates from your internal links. Though the redirection you’ve already set up is enough, having your links to yourself look right isn’t a bad idea. It also means that if the Redirection plugin breaks or you turn it off, your internal links still work
And third, for people who’ve just migrated over from Blogger, a tutorial on removing the .html from Blogger permalinks and otherwise straightening them out. If you also want to remove the dates, do this before doing the other two.
Happy regexing!
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