How to Change Permenentlink in Wordpress without using Plugin
What is permanent link, anyway?
The URL to each post should be permanent, and never change — hence permalink.
Comprehensive step by step
First come first.
After login into your wordpress admin (http://youdomain.com/wp-admin) goto
01. Option -> Permalinks

02. You will see option like below. Choose whichever you like or you can specify custom made.

AS sample above, I choose to custom made which i believe more simple and user friendly.
03. After you stasifiy with your choices click button

Then you will see following alert flashing at the top.

04. You nest job is to change or add some code on .htaccess file on your server. Basically .htaccess file located along with your index.php (same folder). Following diagram can found at bottom of the page. As stated you must copy all code given. The code then will paste/insert into .htaccess file.

To find and edit .htaccess file.
01. Login into your hosting and look for .htaccess file. Remember that your root directory is /public_html

02. Open and edit the .htaccess. Note: you can access your hosting/server using FTP Client, like what i do now.

03. How .htaccess look like?

Did you still remember the code on no. 4 above? You must copy it and insert at bottom line of .htaccess code. In this case line 30 or 31.

04. Insert the code provided as below diagram.

Don’t forget to save your work, otherwise it will no effect.
Viola, you are successful change your permanent link structure. No plugin required!

Check it out
Before

After
Now you understand what is this mean /%category%/%postname%/ - the more you add the longer the url

Right now you was success to change your permanent link. What happen to old link?How is my link love?
Don’t worry your link love still in old format but when someone click it, system automatically redirect to your correct post (which is now user friendly structured).
You may also want to read what icalvyn wrote about Change Permanent Link .
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