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What is a Permalink?

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A permalink is a URL that is meant to be more or less permanent. This is done so that links and bookmarks to a resource such as an article continue to work indefinitely without need to update them or maintain complex redirects.

Implementation

Permalinks are typically simple human readable URLs that use regular words as opposed to unreadable codes or difficult to remember numbers. They are published with the promise to try not to change them. If a permalink does need to change it is a best practice to redirect it.
Overview: Permalink
Type
Information Architecture
Definition
A URL that is more or less permanent meaning that a promise has been made to maintain it going forward.
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John Spacey. "What is a Permalink?." Simplicable. Retrieved June 22, 2026. from https://simplicable.com/design/permalink
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