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Timbow
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Timbow [Custom Permalink Structure]
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   * **Website Name** - This is the Name of your website   * **Website Name** - This is the Name of your website
   * **Website Base URL** - This is the URL of where your GetSimple site is installed to   * **Website Base URL** - This is the URL of where your GetSimple site is installed to
-  * **Custom Permalink Structure** - Allows you to customize your URL structure. ​[[:​permalinks|More Information]]+  * **Custom Permalink Structure** - Allows you to customize your URL structure.
   ==== Fancy (Pretty/​SEO) URLs ====   ==== Fancy (Pretty/​SEO) URLs ====
  
 GetSimple allows you to create better looking, and more SEO friendly URLs. In order for this feature to work, your server needs to have the **mod_rewrite** module installed. ​ GetSimple allows you to create better looking, and more SEO friendly URLs. In order for this feature to work, your server needs to have the **mod_rewrite** module installed. ​
  
-You also have the ability to edit the structure of the URLs by setting a [[permalinks|Custom Permalink Structure]]. Certain custom structures need the **mod_rewrite** module, but not all. +You also have the ability to edit the structure of the URLs by setting a **Custom Permalink Structure**. Certain custom structures need the **mod_rewrite** module, but not all. 
  
 ==== Custom Permalink Structure ==== ==== Custom Permalink Structure ====
  
-Create custom permalinks via the **Settings** tab in your GetSimple installation. Permalinks help define the URL structure of your site. If you put a value in the **Custom Permalink Structure** input box, your [[pretty_urls|FancyURL]] setting may be overridden by the string you put in.+Create custom permalinks via the **Settings** tab in your GetSimple installation. Permalinks help define the URL structure of your site. If you put a value in the **Custom Permalink Structure** input box, your **FancyURL** setting may be overridden by the string you put in.
  
 The default URL structure for **"​FancyURLs"​ ON** is: The default URL structure for **"​FancyURLs"​ ON** is:
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 Next, you need to make a small change to your root level ''​.htaccess''​ file. Change the Rewrite Rule to this: Next, you need to make a small change to your root level ''​.htaccess''​ file. Change the Rewrite Rule to this:
-<​code>​RewriteRule /?​([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)\.html$ index.php?​id=$1 [QSA,​L]</​code>​+<​code>​RewriteRule /?​([A-Za-z0-9_-]+).html$ index.php?​id=$1 [QSA,​L]</​code>​
  
 NOTE: Change ''​.html''​ to ''​.php''​ (or ''​.htm''​) in both the Rewrite Rule above and the permalink structure, if you are using that extension instead. NOTE: Change ''​.html''​ to ''​.php''​ (or ''​.htm''​) in both the Rewrite Rule above and the permalink structure, if you are using that extension instead.
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