{"id":8447,"date":"2026-05-21T10:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=8447"},"modified":"2026-06-15T02:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T00:37:15","slug":"how-to-remove-the-trailing-slash-from-urls-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-remove-the-trailing-slash-from-urls-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove a Trailing Slash from URLs in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By default, WordPress often adds a trailing slash (<code>\/<\/code>) to URLs based on your permalink settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>With trailing slash: <code>https:\/\/example.com\/sample-page\/<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Without trailing slash: <code>https:\/\/example.com\/sample-page<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-3667260722\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to remove trailing slashes from your WordPress URLs, follow the steps below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-remove-the-trailing-slash-from-urls-in-wordpress\/#Before_You_Start\" >Before You Start<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-remove-the-trailing-slash-from-urls-in-wordpress\/#Check_Your_Permalink_Structure\" >Check Your Permalink Structure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-remove-the-trailing-slash-from-urls-in-wordpress\/#Add_a_Redirect_Rule\" >Add a Redirect Rule<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-remove-the-trailing-slash-from-urls-in-wordpress\/#Clear_Your_Cache\" >Clear Your Cache<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-remove-the-trailing-slash-from-urls-in-wordpress\/#Avoid_Editing_functionsphp\" >Avoid Editing functions.php<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-remove-the-trailing-slash-from-urls-in-wordpress\/#Test_Your_Changes\" >Test Your Changes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-remove-the-trailing-slash-from-urls-in-wordpress\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Before_You_Start\"><\/span>Before You Start<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Changing your URL structure can affect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Search engine rankings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Existing backlinks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cached pages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internal links<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before making any changes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a full website backup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Export your SEO data if necessary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clear all caches after implementation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_Your_Permalink_Structure\"><\/span>Check Your Permalink Structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to your WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Settings \u2192 Permalinks<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review your current permalink structure.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your structure ends with a slash, WordPress will automatically generate URLs with trailing slashes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\/%postname%\/\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To remove the trailing slash, change it to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\/%postname%\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Save Changes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WordPress will automatically update its rewrite rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Add_a_Redirect_Rule\"><\/span>Add a Redirect Rule<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To avoid duplicate content and preserve SEO value, redirect old URLs with trailing slashes to the new version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your website uses Apache, add the following rule to your <code>.htaccess<\/code> file above the WordPress section:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d\nRewriteRule ^(.+)\/$ \/$1 &#91;R=301,L]\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you use NGINX, add the following rule to your server configuration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>rewrite ^\/(.+)\/$ \/$1 permanent;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After making changes, reload your web server configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Clear_Your_Cache\"><\/span>Clear Your Cache<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you use a caching plugin or CDN service, clear all caches after updating your URL structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WordPress cache plugins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Server-side caching<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Browser cache<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CDN cache<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Avoid_Editing_functionsphp\"><\/span>Avoid Editing functions.php<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although you may find code snippets that remove trailing slashes using WordPress filters, modifying permalink behavior in the <code>functions.php<\/code> file is not recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Incorrect filters can cause:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Redirect loops<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Broken canonical URLs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plugin compatibility issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SEO problems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If custom URL handling is required, implement it in a child theme or use server-level redirects instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Test_Your_Changes\"><\/span>Test Your Changes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After removing trailing slashes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open several pages manually<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify that old URLs redirect correctly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check for 404 errors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Test canonical tags<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inspect your website in Google Search Console<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also use online redirect checkers to confirm that redirects return a <code>301 Moved Permanently<\/code> status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The safest way to remove trailing slashes in WordPress is to adjust your permalink structure and configure proper server-side redirects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avoid modifying URL behavior directly in the <code>functions.php<\/code> file unless you fully understand the impact on WordPress routing and SEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Always back up your website before changing permalink settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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