Remove the 'category' URL from WordPress category permalinks

I wonder if you have noticed that the category URLs on Naibabiji do not contain 'category'. For example, https://blog.naibabiji.com/tutorial looks shorter than the default URL. Your category URLs likely contain 'category'. How to remove 'category' from the category URL? There are three methods:

Method 1: Use a dot for the category prefix.

In the WordPress admin, set the category prefix to a dot (.) and save.

Method 2: Add code to the theme file.

Copy the code below and paste it into the theme's functions.php file, then save. This method is from the blog "I Love Shuizhuyu".

add_filter('request', function($query_vars) {
	if(!isset($_GET['page_id']) && !isset($_GET['pagename']) && !empty($query_vars['pagename'])){
		$pagename	= $query_vars['pagename'];
		$categories	= get_categories(['hide_empty'=>false]);
		$categories	= wp_list_pluck($categories, 'slug');

		if(in_array($pagename, $categories)){
			$query_vars['category_name']	= $query_vars['pagename'];
			unset($query_vars['pagename']);
		}
	}

	return $query_vars;
});

add_filter('pre_term_link', function($term_link, $term){
	if($term->taxonomy == 'category'){
		return '%category%';
	}

	return $term_link;
}, 10, 2);

• Safe Method to Add Code to the functions.php File: Code Snippets

Method 3: Use a plugin.

If you have installedWPJAM Basicthis plugin, then it includes this feature by default. If you dislike WPJAM Basic, you can installNo Category BaseThis plugin also supports multisite mode settings to remove the category URL from categories.Download LinkThe Remove Category URL plugin can also eliminate the category link. https://wordpress.org/plugins/remove-category-url/

Which method is better?

Obviously, Method 1 is the most effective. Naiba tested all three methods, and there is no significant difference. Although in the sitemap, they all appear ashttps://blog.naibabiji.com/./vps-you-huithis form with a ./ prefix, it does not affect Baidu or Google indexing, nor does it affect the normal display on the website; it only appearsSitemapinside.