Many bloggers ask me via email how to build a good SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Url on their WordPress.

If you want to optimize your WordPress urls you have to follow these steps:

1. Login into your WP administrator
2. go to Options then Permalinks
3. Under Common options: click on Custom, specify below and then add /%postname%/ into the input box.
4. click “Update Permalink Structure“

Now you have to edit your htaccess file in your server and add this piece of code:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

That’s all.. now the url http://www.yourdomain.com/?p=123 was replaced by http://www.yourdomain.com/your-post/