How to Optimize Your WordPress Properly with Permalinks
By default, WordPress offers permalinks like this:
https://www.yourdomain.com/?p=123
This type of permalink is not search engine friendly, so most newbie bloggers just starting with WordPress fail to create a site that is optimizing WordPress permalinks for SEO because they are using the default permalinks.
Here's the best Permalinks setup for optimal SEO result:
Login to WordPress Dashboard and click on Settings > Permalinks.

Under custom structure, choose or type %postname% as shown in the screenshot below:

Press Save Changes button.
https://www.yourdomain.com/?p=123
This type of permalink is not search engine friendly, so most newbie bloggers just starting with WordPress fail to create a site that is optimizing WordPress permalinks for SEO because they are using the default permalinks.
Here's the best Permalinks setup for optimal SEO result:
Login to WordPress Dashboard and click on Settings > Permalinks.

Under custom structure, choose or type %postname% as shown in the screenshot below:

Press Save Changes button.
Updated on: 07/01/2019
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