Change the post date in the url?

Marshan · Nov 3, 2013

I was just wondering if there was a plugin or a way to change the complete url to another url of a post. For example...

http://example1234.com/2011/08/09/example-more/

to

http://example1234.com/2008/07/10/example-more/

Reason being because the url of the post has a lot of link juice to it.

W9go · Nov 3, 2013

i searched that as well once in WP and did not find any ..... would have several advantages.

gavinb · Nov 3, 2013

can't you do it through editing permalink?

Marshan · Nov 3, 2013

Sadly, I tried.

bartosimpsonio · Nov 3, 2013

WP has been doing this automatically for me when I change the post slug. I guess it doesn't do the same when it's the date.....

But there's an easy solution. Edit .htaccess and add this

Redirect 301 /2011/08/09/example-more/ /2008/07/10/example-more/

Or vice versa, the one on the right is the target. HTH.

netnav · Nov 4, 2013

I think you can do this:

- create a new post page BACKDATED to the date you want to show in the URL and with the slug like in the original page
- copy all the content from the original page
- publish the new page and 301 redirect the original page to it

Wilson Grant Fisk · Nov 4, 2013

OP, I have used the following plugin to change the dates of post, I don't know if it will work for your case:

http://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-management-xtended/

if that doesn't work then use this:

http://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-301-redirects/

omoscowonder · Nov 5, 2013

W130SN advice is recommendable, i think changing and back dating your new post will do the tricks, or if you're a WP hardcored user, you can go through the htaccess.

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