Update, activate, or reset WordPress permalinks

WordPress permalinks are the permanent URLs for your posts and pages. Using custom permalinks can improve search engine optimization (SEO) and make your website's URL more attractive for searches. Broken permalinks can also cause 404 'Page not found' errors on your WordPress site.

To update, activate or reset WordPress permalinks yourself, use one of the sets of instructions provided in the tables below.

Update Permalinks

To do it yourself, see 1 of these steps	Difficulty
Update WordPress permalinks	Basic
Update WordPress permalinks in the database	Medium

Activate Permalinks

To do it yourself, see	Difficulty
Activate WordPress permalinks with FTP	Medium

Reset Permalinks

To do it yourself, see 1 of these steps	Difficulty
Reset WordPress permalinks	Basic
Reset WordPress permalinks in the database	Medium