Hello,
We apologize for the issue you are facing with your permalinks changing unexpectedly. This can be frustrating, especially when you have specific URLs set for your pages.
To address permalink issues in WordPress, we recommend checking the following:
- Permalink Settings: Ensure that your permalink settings are correctly configured. You can navigate to WordPress Settings → Permalinks and verify your chosen structure.
- Conflicts with Plugins: Sometimes, other plugins may conflict with Rank Math and cause unexpected changes. Try deactivating other plugins temporarily to see if the issue persists.
- Elementor Settings: Check if there are any settings within Elementor that might be affecting the permalinks.
- Auto Post Redirect: Rank Math has an auto post redirect feature that can help manage URL changes. Make sure this is set up correctly to avoid losing traffic due to broken links. You can find more about setting up redirections here.
If the problem continues after checking these areas, please reply to this ticket, and a human agent from the Rank Math Support team will assist you further. Thank you for raising this concern!
Sources:
WordPress Permalink Structure & Changing Individual URLs » Rank Math
Hello,
Apologies for the inconvenience.
The number is added if there are other URLs with the same slug. Please check your URLs as well if it’s getting duplicated.
If none, then this happens when the Redirect Attachments option is enabled on your site, and you have a media or attachment URL with the same slug.
If that is the case, you can re-upload the media with a different file name or at least rename the attachment URL to a different slug to avoid getting the -2 or -3 in the URL.
Let us know how this goes.
Hello,
Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.
If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.
Thank you.
