{"id":8643,"date":"2023-03-13T23:24:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=8643"},"modified":"2023-03-13T23:24:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:24:49","slug":"unveiling-the-ultimate-hack-say-goodbye-to-annoying-urls-on-your-wordpress-site-in-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-ultimate-hack-say-goodbye-to-annoying-urls-on-your-wordpress-site-in-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Unveiling the Ultimate Hack: Say Goodbye to Annoying URLs on Your WordPress Site in Minutes!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6787b3cd30e62\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6787b3cd30e62\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-ultimate-hack-say-goodbye-to-annoying-urls-on-your-wordpress-site-in-minutes\/#Perplexing_and_Bursting_Guide_to_Removing_URLs_in_WordPress\" title=\"Perplexing and Bursting Guide to Removing URLs in WordPress\">Perplexing and Bursting Guide to Removing URLs in WordPress<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-ultimate-hack-say-goodbye-to-annoying-urls-on-your-wordpress-site-in-minutes\/#Method_1_Redirect_URLs_to_a_New_Domain\" title=\"Method 1: Redirect URLs to a New Domain\">Method 1: Redirect URLs to a New Domain<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-ultimate-hack-say-goodbye-to-annoying-urls-on-your-wordpress-site-in-minutes\/#Step_1_Install_and_Activate_the_Redirection_Plugin\" title=\"Step 1: Install and Activate the Redirection Plugin\">Step 1: Install and Activate the Redirection Plugin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-ultimate-hack-say-goodbye-to-annoying-urls-on-your-wordpress-site-in-minutes\/#Step_2_Create_a_Redirect\" title=\"Step 2: Create a Redirect\">Step 2: Create a Redirect<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-ultimate-hack-say-goodbye-to-annoying-urls-on-your-wordpress-site-in-minutes\/#Step_3_Save_Your_Redirect\" title=\"Step 3: Save Your Redirect\">Step 3: Save Your Redirect<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-ultimate-hack-say-goodbye-to-annoying-urls-on-your-wordpress-site-in-minutes\/#Method_2_Deleting_Pages_Posts_Media_Files_and_Categories_in_WordPress\" title=\"Method 2: Deleting Pages, Posts, Media Files, and Categories in WordPress\">Method 2: Deleting Pages, Posts, Media Files, and Categories in WordPress<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-ultimate-hack-say-goodbye-to-annoying-urls-on-your-wordpress-site-in-minutes\/#Step_1_Go_to_the_%E2%80%9CPages%E2%80%9D_or_%E2%80%9CPosts%E2%80%9D_Section\" title=\"Step 1: Go to the &#8220;Pages&#8221; or &#8220;Posts&#8221; Section\">Step 1: Go to the &#8220;Pages&#8221; or &#8220;Posts&#8221; Section<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-ultimate-hack-say-goodbye-to-annoying-urls-on-your-wordpress-site-in-minutes\/#Step_2_Click_on_%E2%80%9CTrash%E2%80%9D\" title=\"Step 2: Click on &#8220;Trash&#8221;\">Step 2: Click on &#8220;Trash&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-ultimate-hack-say-goodbye-to-annoying-urls-on-your-wordpress-site-in-minutes\/#Step_3_Empty_the_Trash_Folder\" title=\"Step 3: Empty the Trash Folder\">Step 3: Empty the Trash Folder<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-ultimate-hack-say-goodbye-to-annoying-urls-on-your-wordpress-site-in-minutes\/#Method_3_Disabling_Attachment_Pages\" title=\"Method 3: Disabling Attachment Pages\">Method 3: Disabling Attachment Pages<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-ultimate-hack-say-goodbye-to-annoying-urls-on-your-wordpress-site-in-minutes\/#Step_1_Install_and_Activate_the_Attachment_Pages_Redirect_Plugin\" title=\"Step 1: Install and Activate the Attachment Pages Redirect Plugin\">Step 1: Install and Activate the Attachment Pages Redirect Plugin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-ultimate-hack-say-goodbye-to-annoying-urls-on-your-wordpress-site-in-minutes\/#Step_2_Configure_Plugin_Settings\" title=\"Step 2: Configure Plugin Settings\">Step 2: Configure Plugin Settings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-ultimate-hack-say-goodbye-to-annoying-urls-on-your-wordpress-site-in-minutes\/#Step_3_Save_Your_Settings\" title=\"Step 3: Save Your Settings\">Step 3: Save Your Settings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-ultimate-hack-say-goodbye-to-annoying-urls-on-your-wordpress-site-in-minutes\/#Method_4_Using_Plugins_to_Remove_URLs_in_WordPress\" title=\"Method 4: Using Plugins to Remove URLs in WordPress\">Method 4: Using Plugins to Remove URLs in WordPress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unveiling-the-ultimate-hack-say-goodbye-to-annoying-urls-on-your-wordpress-site-in-minutes\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Perplexing_and_Bursting_Guide_to_Removing_URLs_in_WordPress\"><\/span>Perplexing and Bursting Guide to Removing URLs in WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Are you a baffled and curious WordPress user who has stumbled upon the perplexing task of removing a URL from your site? Fear not, for we have prepared a comprehensive and bursting guide to navigating this tricky task. Whether you need to delete a page or post, redirect URLs to a new domain, disable attachment pages or use plugins to remove URLs, we&#8217;ve got you covered. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Redirect_URLs_to_a_New_Domain\"><\/span>Method 1: Redirect URLs to a New Domain<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re migrating your site to a new domain, redirecting URLs is a crucial step to maintaining your traffic and rankings while avoiding broken links and 404 errors. The Redirection plugin is a popular and user-friendly tool that simplifies this process by allowing you to create and manage redirects seamlessly. <\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Install_and_Activate_the_Redirection_Plugin\"><\/span>Step 1: Install and Activate the Redirection Plugin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To install the plugin, head to the &#8220;Plugins&#8221; >> &#8220;Add New&#8221; section of your WordPress dashboard and search for &#8220;Redirection.&#8221; Once you&#8217;ve installed the plugin, activate it.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Create_a_Redirect\"><\/span>Step 2: Create a Redirect<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After activating the plugin, head over to &#8220;Tools&#8221; >> &#8220;Redirection&#8221; on your dashboard to access the plugin&#8217;s settings page. Here, you can enter the old URL in the &#8220;Source URL&#8221; field and the new URL in the &#8220;Target URL&#8221; field, such as &#8220;http:\/\/www.oldsite.com\/blog&#8221; to &#8220;http:\/\/www.newsite.com\/blog&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Save_Your_Redirect\"><\/span>Step 3: Save Your Redirect<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve entered the old and new URLs, select the redirect type and click on &#8220;Add Redirect&#8221; to save. Your old URL will now redirect to the new URL, and your visitors can continue to access your new site without encountering any obstacles.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Deleting_Pages_Posts_Media_Files_and_Categories_in_WordPress\"><\/span>Method 2: Deleting Pages, Posts, Media Files, and Categories in WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve deleted a page, post, media file or category, and the URL is still visible on your site, you need to delete the item permanently from your site to remove the URL. Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Go_to_the_%E2%80%9CPages%E2%80%9D_or_%E2%80%9CPosts%E2%80%9D_Section\"><\/span>Step 1: Go to the &#8220;Pages&#8221; or &#8220;Posts&#8221; Section<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To delete a page or post, navigate to the &#8220;Pages&#8221; or &#8220;Posts&#8221; section of your WordPress dashboard and hover over the item you want to delete.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Click_on_%E2%80%9CTrash%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Step 2: Click on &#8220;Trash&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve hovered over the item, click on the &#8220;Trash&#8221; link. The item will then be moved to the trash folder, and the URL will disappear from your site.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Empty_the_Trash_Folder\"><\/span>Step 3: Empty the Trash Folder<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To permanently delete the item and erase its URL from your site, go to the trash folder and click on the &#8220;Empty Trash&#8221; button.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_3_Disabling_Attachment_Pages\"><\/span>Method 3: Disabling Attachment Pages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>WordPress creates an attachment page for each media file you upload to your site, and this kind of page is called an attachment page. These pages can affect your SEO and cause duplicate content issues. The Attachment Pages Redirect plugin helps you disable attachment pages in WordPress:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Install_and_Activate_the_Attachment_Pages_Redirect_Plugin\"><\/span>Step 1: Install and Activate the Attachment Pages Redirect Plugin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To install the plugin, go to &#8220;Plugins&#8221; >> &#8220;Add New,&#8221; search for &#8220;Attachment Pages Redirect&#8221; and install it. Once it&#8217;s installed, activate it.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Configure_Plugin_Settings\"><\/span>Step 2: Configure Plugin Settings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After activating the plugin, go to &#8220;Settings&#8221; >> &#8220;Attachment Pages Redirect&#8221; to access the settings page. Here, you can choose how to redirect attachment pages and enable or disable redirection for specific media file types.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Save_Your_Settings\"><\/span>Step 3: Save Your Settings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve configured the plugin settings, click on &#8220;Save Changes&#8221; to disable your attachment pages and erase their URLs from your site.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_4_Using_Plugins_to_Remove_URLs_in_WordPress\"><\/span>Method 4: Using Plugins to Remove URLs in WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t want to delete any pages or posts and wish to remove URLs in WordPress, you can use plugins that enable you to redirect or exclude specific URLs from your site. Here are some popular plugins:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yoast SEO<\/li>\n<li>All in One SEO Pack<\/li>\n<li>No Pages<\/li>\n<li>Redirection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Follow the instructions that come with the plugin of your choice to remove the URLs you want to delete from your site.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The task of removing URLs in WordPress can be perplexing, but with our bursting guide, you can tackle it like a pro. Whether you choose to delete, redirect, disable or exclude URLs, always remember to check your site for errors before and after making any changes, to ensure your visitors and search engines can navigate your site without any hindrances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perplexing and Bursting Guide to Removing URLs in WordPress Are you a baffled and curious WordPress user who has stumbled upon the perplexing task of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3287],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WORDPRESS-ULTIMATE-GUIDE-How-To-step-by-step-Tutorial.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8643"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8643\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}