NGINX Config Change to enable Permalink changes :
By default WordPress links are configured similar to ” https://ramblingsofraju.com/?p=123 “. If you need to change this URL to be something SEO friendly and other than default URL which points to the ID , you can choose the option but it would result 404 Page without NGINX Config file tweak.
NGINX Config File tweak needed to make this work :
In the location block simply add try_files line after index.
NGINX CONFIG
location / {
root /usr/www/ramblingsofraju;
index index.html index.htm index.php;
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?q=$uri&$args;
}
The try_files option will return the $uri file if it exists, if it does not it checks if the $uri/ directory exists, and if that also does not exist it will internally send the request to /index.php?q=$uri&$args
After adding the try_files option you need to save and reload the configuration or restart the NGINX.
$ sudo nginx -s reload $ sudo service nginx restart
Permalink Settings
By default WordPress uses web URLs which have question marks and lots of numbers in them; however, WordPress offers you the ability to create a custom URL structure for your permalinks and archives. This can improve the aesthetics, usability, and forward-compatibility of your links. A number of tags are available, and here are some examples to get you started.
Common Settings
