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I'm redeveloping a site on a fresh WP install. The old site had the following permalink structure:

domain.com/CATEGORY/POSTNAME/

The new site has the following permalink structure:

domain.com/YEAR/MONTH/POSTNAME/

I need to set up a 301 redirect in htaccess that correctly redirects the old posts. I've found a lot of rewrite rules for the opposite way (YEAR/MONTH/POSTNAME/ to CATEGORY/POSTNAME/) but none for the way I need.

I prefer not to use a plugin. It appears that all the redirection plugins don't work. But, if Dean's Permalink Migration is recommended I'll use it.

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  • Were you able to figure this out or are you still looking for help?
    – Jonathan Wold
    Jan 22, 2012 at 17:22

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WordPress actually 301's these out of the box! It handles a number of basic structures by default, so unless you're switching to or from a very unique configuration (e.g. /blog/%postname%/), it will probably work.

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  • Let's assume for a moment that this is not a fresh WP install and that old posts need 301 redirects. WordPress doesn't handle this out of the box
    – AlxVallejo
    May 14, 2013 at 17:48
  • @AlxVallejo, sure it does. If you're having issues, you should open a new question about why that isn't working for you (especially instead of downvoting a perfectly legitimate answer to someone else's question).
    – Matthew Boynes
    May 14, 2013 at 19:02
  • Your saying that if you change the permalink structure WordPress will automatically redirect the old permalink structure which is incorrect.
    – AlxVallejo
    May 14, 2013 at 19:24
  • @AlxVallejo Depending on the redirect structure, yes, it is correct. For instance, take an existing WP install with a "Day and name" permalink structure, and change it to /%category%/%postname%/ and the day and name urls still work and 301 redirect to the new permalinks.
    – Matthew Boynes
    May 14, 2013 at 20:55
  • Hmm, sorry for the downvote, that's not the case for me though - I switched exactly as you said and was not redirected.
    – AlxVallejo
    May 15, 2013 at 15:16

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