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The Forum Permalinks settings let you customize the URL slugs used for each type of forum content – including forums, discussions, tags, views, replies, and search. Proper permalink configuration keeps URLs clean, organized, and easier to share. This manual walks you through each field.
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Accessing Forum Permalink Settings
To access these settings, navigate to your WordPress Dashboard, go to BuddyBoss > Settings > Forum Discussions, then click Permalinks from the left menu.
Forum Permalink Slugs
Enter a slug value in each field to set the URL segment for that content type. Use only lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens – avoid spaces, uppercase letters, and special characters. You may also need to refresh WordPress permalinks by visiting Settings > Permalinks in WordPress.
- Forum: Controls the URL slug for forum category and parent forum pages (e.g., forum).
- Discussion: Controls the URL slug for individual discussion topic pages (e.g., discussion).
- Discussion Tag: Controls the URL slug for discussion tag archive pages (e.g., discussion-tag).
- Discussion View: Controls the URL slug for filtered discussion views and special topic displays (e.g., view).
- Reply: Controls the URL slug for individual reply pages (e.g., reply).
- Search: Controls the URL slug for forum search result pages (e.g., search).
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