Remove category & tag base from WordPress url - without a plugin
I would like to remove the category & tag base from WordPress URL. I have come across other posts and solutions which used plugins. I would like to stay away from plugins and have a solution from within functions.php. This would prevent any future plugin updates or WordPress default files from being changed.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
I have tried these solutions so far:
- This htaccess solution did not work: http://mikepayne.co/2011/remove-category-base-from-url/
- These methods also failed: http://www.askapache.com/wordpress/remove-category-wordpress-urls.html
Answer
If you want to remove /category/ from the url, follow these two steps:
- Go to Settings >> Permalinks and select Custom and enter:
/%category%/%postname%/ - Next set your Category Base to
.
Save it and you’ll see your URL changed to this format: http://yourblog.com/quotes/
(Source: http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/daily-tip-quick-trick-to-remove-category-from-wordpress-url/)