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Changing the Permalink Structure
By default, WordPress sets your article URLs to look something like
http://yourdomain.com/?p=345. Since there are any readable words in the URL
– it is poor for your website SEO.
You
can
change
your
URL
structure
to
look
more
like
http://yourdomain.com/the-very-first-steps-after-migration-to-wordpress
going to Settings ->Permalinks. Now make sure the button beside Custom
Structure is checked