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Links to specific posts on your blog help you drive traffic both to those posts specifically and to your blog in general.
Problem: Long URLs are hard to remember and hard to type. URLs compressed with tinyurl.com or bit.ly look spammy.
Practical WordPress Tip: Redirect from long url from short URL.
Here’s three ways:
- Use the Redirection plugin for WordPress. The process is similar to fixing a 404 error as shown in the given link.
- Use the GoCodes plugin.
- Modify your .htaccess file for redirection.
Why: Consider this URL: http://website-in-a-weekend.net/creating-content/the-wordpress-101-i-need-your-help/
That’s a pain in the butt!
This is much easier to type and remember: http://website-in-a-weekend.net/wordpress101
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Good points! SEO slugs help you smooshize your URL as well.
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@Barbara – Yes, slugs can be used similarly. I tend to use slugs on pages rather than posts though. Thanks for pointing this out. Sounds like another tip!