As we discussed previously, permalinks are a must have for any serious blog because it will definitely increase your blog's SEO. In the previous recipe, I have shown you why some permalink structures are better than some others. Now the problem is what to do if you have chosen another structure prior to reading this book?
Of course, you can do the enormous mistake of modifying your permalinks as is. This is a very common beginner's mistake. While all looks fine, all links from social bookmarking sites, trackbacks as well as search engine results, are now broken and will only lead to your blog's 404 page.
By modifying permalinks this way, you can lose up to 40% of your traffic!
Luckily, it is possible to change your permalinks the safe way by using an extremely useful plugin created by Dean Lee, called Dean's Permalinks Migration Plugin.
First, you have to download the plugin. It can be found at the following address http://www.deanlee...