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Oct 5, 2016

How to Change your BlogSpot Blog Post Permalink and still Retain the old Permalink Valid

All individual blog post have a permalink that differs from that of any blog post in the web today. It is unique in the way it is made.

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Now how do we change or edit a published blog post permalink? Doing this is a capital yes effective and online need your attention on this post.

But before I take you along I would like to give you an example of what permalink looks like.

Read an Example Below


Below is the permalink of one of my blog post . Now I feel like it is too long and I want to change it.


STEP 1

All i did is convert the link below


https://legendtechny.blogspot.com/2016/09/get-free-blogspot-blog-using-blogger_7.html
To

https://legendtechny.blogspot.com/2016/09/free-blogspot-blog-on-blogger_7.html.

Now looking at the second permalink, I only used key words to make it much short for search engine to display.

How to change a blog post permalink with out breaking the existing link.

Login to your blogger Dashboard, click on post>all.

The list of all your blog post will be displayed on your screen, mark the post you want to change the permalink and click on Revert to Draft.


Use the Edit mode to open post.


Locate the permalink option at the Right mid side of your screen, click on it and select costom.
On the blank box manually input the phrase you want to use as you blog title.

Now click on Publish.

STEP 2

To setup Permalink Redirection


Now if u visit the old parmalink

https://legendtechny.blogspot.com/2016/09/free-blogspot-blog-on-blogger.7.html.

A 404 Error message will display on your screen.



On your blog Dashboard, on the bottom left side of your screen, click on setting> Search Preferences. Under Errors and Redirection > Custom Redirects, click Edit.


If you have made a previous Permalink redirection, you have to click on the "New Redirect" button to make a new URL redirection.

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In blank box written "From" input the old changed URL, then in the box "TO" input the new URL gotten from changing the the old URL.


...see example below.

From: /2014/07/free-BlogSpot-blog-on blogger_7.html

To: /2014/07/blogspot-blog-on-blogger_7.html

Select the ‘Permanent’ check box.

Click Save to Save Changes.


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Why do we add Redirection.

You might have share the URL of a post in some social network or shared it to friends, for them not to get 404Error message you have to add a URL redirection.




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