Remove WordPress category tag URL path + permalink redirect plugin

many useWordPress websitedoSEOfriends, all want to remove the links in the category/category/, and remove/tag/URL path.

It was originally possible to use the Ultimate SEO plugin to remove the category and tag URL paths in WordPress permalinks.

However, the free version of the Ultimate SEO plugin has now been suspended for updates, and it is not compatible with versions above PHP7...

At the same time, in order to make the WordPress website have better operating efficiency, it is planned to upgrade the PHP5 system to PHP7 or above.

The solution is to give up using the Ultimate SEO plugin and disable the Remove the URL bases feature in Miscellaneous.

Install the WP No Tag Base plugin instead, and the No Category Base (WPML) plugin.

If the function of Remove the URL bases is enabled in the free version of Ultimate SEO plugin, you need to go to Ultimate SEO plugin → Miscellaneous → Permalink Tweaker → Remove the URL bases first:

• Uncheck "Labels", then enableWordPress pluginWP No Tag Base
• Uncheck "Categories" and enable the WordPress plugin No Category Base (WPML)

Remove WordPress URL tag path plugin download

We can use the WP No Tag Base plugin to remove the tag URL path in WordPress permalinks.

However, the official website of the WordPress plugin has stopped downloading the WP No Tag Base plugin.

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Remove WordPress URL Category Path Plugin Download

As the name suggests,No Category Base (WPML) pluginwill permanently link from your category (for example, place " https://www.chenweiliang.com /category/my-category/" to " https://www.chenweiliang.com /my-category/") completely remove the "Category Base" in the URL.

The plugin does not require setup or modification of the core wordpress files, nor does it break any links.It will also take care of redirecting your old category links to the new ones.

1. Better and logical permalinks like "mysite.com/my-category/" and "mysite.com/my-category/my-post/".
2. Simple plugin - hardly any overhead.
3. Out of the box - no setup required.
4. No need to modify WordPress files.
5. No other plugins are required to use.
6. Compatible with sitemap plugins.
7. Compatible with WPML.
8. Applies to multiple subcategories.
9. Works with WordPress Multisite.
10. Redirect permalinks from old categories to new ones (301 redirect, good for SEO).

If the series article plugin is installed, the URL of the series article is still wrong, you need to enable the Permalink Manager Pro plugin, so that the permalink redirection plugin can be implemented:

Permalink Manager Pluginis the most advanced and top rated WordPress permalink editor that helps WordPress users to control URL addresses for all posts, pages, custom post type elements (Pro version supports taxonomies).To avoid a 404 or duplicate content error after defining a new custom permalink, visitors trying to access the old permalink will be automatically redirected to the new custom URL.

The plugin supports all custom post types and custom taxonomies as well as popular third-party plugins including WooCommerce, Yoast SEO, WPML and Polylang.To further improve SEO performance, the plugin settings offer the possibility to disable canonical redirects (used natively by WordPress) and control the trailing slash settings.

• Edit Permalink URL URL
  Links can be individually customized for each post, page, and public post type.Set up fully custom permalinks(Categories, tags and custom taxonomy terms, permalinks can be edited in Permalink Manager Pro)
• Custom post type support
  Specific post types and taxonomies can also be excluded to prevent Permalink Manager from filtering their permalinks.
• custom permanent structure
  The plugin allows to specify how custom permalinks should be formatted by default (when adding new posts/terms or after regenerating permalinks)
• translate forever
  Links Permalink Manager allows to translate and set different permalink formats/structures for each language when WPML or Polylang plugin is enabled.
• Automatic redirection
  Old (native) permalinks redirect to new (custom) permalinks (in 301 or 302 mode) to prevent 404 errors (SEO friendly).
• Canonical redirection
  Local canonical redirection can be disabled.
• Batch editor
  "Regenerate/Reset" + "Find and Replace" tools that allow batch/batch changes to permalinks (or native bullets).
• trailing slash setting
  It can be forced or removed from all permalinks.

Note: In the Permalink Manager Pro plugin → Settings → Trailing slashes option, you must select "Use default settings".

• It is recommended to enable the WordPress plugin"Permalink Trailing Slash Fixer. "
• Otherwise, it may cause php-cgi to consume a lot of server resources.
• At the same time, in the Permalink Manager Pro plugin → Settings → Trailing slashes redirect option, uncheck it.

Notes on removing WordPress category and tag URL paths

Before installing and enabling WordPress plugins, in order to avoid irreversible operations, be sure to make a backup of the WordPress website database in advance.

• able to passphpMyAdmin, Empire Backup King, or a database backup plug-in like WP-DBManager, you can choose a method that you are familiar with.

Tested other WordPress plugins such as:

• wp-no-base-permalink plugin
• custom-post-type-permalinks plugin
• permalinks-customizer plugin
• custom-permalinks plugin

If you can't automatically 301 redirect the URL, the old link may not jump to the new link.

Only these 2 WordPress plugins (WP No Tag Base, No Category Base) can automatically 301 redirect tags and categorize URLs respectively.

Without automatic redirection, the SEO weight accumulated before will be negatively affected.

Therefore, we need to enable the WP No Tag Base plugin and No Category Base plugin to solve the problem of 301 redirect URLs.