If you want to tidy up your WordPress URLs by removing the category links from showing in your WordPress permalink, it’s easy.
Default WordPress Categories Permalinks
My default category URL / permalink will show – https://vnengineer.net/category/php/wordpress
After we make the changes below it will remove the Category links and display:
https://vnengineer.net/php/wordpress
Process to remove Category links from the WordPress Permalink
- 1. Log into your WordPress Dashboard
- 2. Go down to Settings – select Permalink
- 3. Select Custom Structure – paste /%category%/%postname%-a%post_id%.html (must change existence /%category%/)
- 4. Under Optional – Category base, put remove string in input
- 5. Save Changes – Done!
