Pretty Permalinks

WordPress Plugin Staff List – Pretty Permalinks

The permalink is the entire link (URL) to a post or page.
Pretty permalink example:
https://www.mydomain.com/profil/emmanuel-bourne/
Ugly permalink example:
https://www.mydomain.com/profil/?smid=598
Pretty permalinks, is a term used for SEO friendly URLs in WordPress.
  • Only one WordPress page is needed.
  • The page names are limited to the ones listed below.
  • Subpages won’t work with pretty permalinks.
  • The page will display dynamic content – data of the individual staff member.
  • Content of the page will match the text of the permalink (usually staff member name).
  • Permalinks are built by appending text of pretty permalink to the single page URL.
https://www.mydomain.com/profil/ + emmanuel-bourne
https://www.mydomain.com/profil/emmanuel-bourne/
Live preview – Example of pretty permalinks to single pages (Profil).
Live preview – Example of single page with pretty permalink URL.
  1. Refresh rewrite rules.
  2. Pretty permalinks page names.
  3. Create a single page.
  4. Set up links to single page.
  5. Adjust field order.
  6. Add pretty permalinks.
  7. Preview single page.

1. Refresh rewrite rules.

To activate Staff List pretty permalinks, refresh WordPress rewrite rules:

  1. WordPress admin Settings > Permalinks.
  2. On the Permalink Settings page click Save Settings.

Don’t make any changes. Just open the Settings page and click Save.

  • You need to do it only once, after Staff List plugin installation and activation.
  • This procedure is not required after automated updates.
Pretty permalinks will work only with pages named:
  • bio
  • profile
  • profil
  • perfil
  • profilo
Permalinks won’t work with subpages.
Will work: http://abcf.com/profile/john-smith/
Won’t work: http://abcf.com/faculty/profile/john-smith/

3. Create a single page.

Create and publish single page. Only one page is needed.
See: How to create and publish a Single Page.
Page name is the last part of a permalink URL.
Make sure the page name match one of the pretty permalinks page names, see step 2 (above).
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4. Set up links to single page.

WordPress plugin Staff List. Single Page options, create ugly permalinks.
  • Single Page URL. Required. For how to, see step 3 (above).
  • Show Link = Yes.
  • Link Text. Text you want to show up on the staff page as hyperlink to a single page.
  • Add link to staff image. When checked, staff image will be hyperlinked to the single page.
  • Open in a new tab or window. Optional. When checked, single page will open in a new tab.

5. Adjust field order.

Field position on staff page.
Link Text, when populated, adds field type: Single Page Text Link.
Simply drag it up or down and it will be saved in that order.

6. Add pretty permalink.

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  • Enter a name or any other text.
  • Permalink should not include spaces or accented characters.
  • Minimum length 7 or more characters!
  • No duplicates! Text of the permalink has to unique across all staff members.
If you leave the Pretty Permalink blank, the “ugly” permalink will be created instead.

7. Preview single page.

  1. Open the staff page.
  2. Click on an image or text hyperlink.
You can extend built-in permalinks and add your own set of options. See: Custom Pretty Permalinks. For developer only. Requires advanced knowledge of PHP.
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