[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #6481: Fancy permalinks should be enabled on new sites

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#6481: Fancy permalinks should be enabled on new sites
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 Reporter:  Denis-de-Bernardy  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  4.2
Component:  Permalinks         |     Version:  2.7
 Severity:  minor              |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch          |     Focuses:
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Comment (by helen):

 Replying to [comment:78 GaryJ]:
 > What's the rationale for sticking with the time-based format, instead of
 the shorter `/%postname%/` format?

 Per [https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/core/p1420727134004828 nacin]:

 > /year/month/day/postname/ is a classic and a stalwart of clean, pretty,
 informative URLs.

 I would agree. I also still find that most sites that use posts as a major
 vehicle (as opposed to pages or other content types) are date-sensitive.

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