How to Remove /blog/ slug from WordPress Multisite Permalink

June 30, 2013

There has been a couple more issues about the /blog/ slug that is coming up on WordPress Multisite permalink structure. After setting up WordPress multisite blog, WordPress automatically adds /blog/ slug on your main WordPress site. In order to remove /blog/ slug from the WordPress multisite permalink, we got edit rules in the .htaccess file (How to Edit .htaccess file in WordPress?). But don’t worry, you don’t need to touch a couple of codes in .htaccess file.

It’s pretty simple to remove the /blog/ slug from WordPress multisite permalink. Follow the steps below:

  1. Go to Main Site > Settings > Permalink
  2. Set your site permalink to Default
  3. Now, go to Network Admin > Sites
  4. Click on Edit > Settings Tab

5. Find the word “Permalink” (by pressing Ctrl + F command) and if you have found the word Permalink you can see a blank field next to Permalink word. Just insert you custom permalink. Check out most SEO Friendly Permalink for WordPress.

Muhammad Dilawar
Muhammad Dilawar
Muhammad Dilawar is a WordPress developer and technical SEO specialist with over 12 years of experience building, optimizing, and maintaining websites. He specializes in WordPress, WooCommerce, server optimization, DNS, Cloudflare, website security, and performance improvements. Through Softstribe, he shares practical guides, tutorials, and industry insights based on real-world experience helping businesses grow their online presence.
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