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I have the following permalinks structure in mind for a new blog, now instead getting theoretical answers on which is best, i would like to find myself which is best in terms of speed. How can i find this? I tried using get_num_queries() but i find the results varying each time i access the blog.

Note: I am running a local XAMPP installation with WordPress on it and i am new to PHP, so any guidance is much appreciated.

/%postname%/

/%post_id%//%postname%/

/%post_id%/%postname%/

/%category%/%postname%/

I am expecting 5000 plus posts but pages wont exceed 10. Thought this might also help someone when replying back to my query. Thank You.

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  • /%post_id%/%postname%/ is the fastest. /%category%/%postname%/ the slowest. /%post_id%//%postname%/ and /%post_id%/%postname%/ are the same.
    – gmazzap
    Apr 29 '14 at 20:56
  • @G.M. not that we don't trust you, but answer with reasons or benchmarks for that would be in order :)
    – Rarst
    Apr 29 '14 at 21:49
  • Why do you think URL rewrite would be bottleneck or one of bottlenecks in your site?
    – Rarst
    Apr 29 '14 at 21:50
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    @Rarst for sure, for that reason I didn't write an answer but a comment :)
    – gmazzap
    Apr 29 '14 at 22:09
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Any speed differences between the various permalink structures is negligible. I mean, we're talking likely milliseconds of difference. Forget speed, just go with the structure that makes the most sense semantically for your site. On another note, it makes sense to go with a structure that will make the most sense for your users. For example, it makes sense to go with /category/post_name if you have a lot of categories/posts, as it makes navigation easier for users.

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