Post Options - Post Slug
When you write a post, the title of the post forms part of the link to the post.
In this FAQ, there is a post called “Which themes can I add a header image to?”.
The Permalink(formally Post Slug) is what WordPress turns your title into so it becomes part of the url.
So with the post above, the title gets turned into this: http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/07/08/which-themes-can-i-add-a-header-image-to/
The permalink is ‘which-themes-can-i-add-a-header-image-to’
Normally you do not have to worry about the permalink(post slug). There are two circumstances where you might want to change that:
- You may prefer a short permalink.
- If your language uses a non-western character set then long titles can break permalinks.
Shortening the post slug to single word can stop this. You can do this by clicking on Edit and changing the permalink to something shorter or whatever your heart desires.
