Permalink

A permalink (short for permanent link) is a permanent URL that identifies a specific webpage. Unlike URLs that may change over time, a permalink is designed to remain the same, making it easy to bookmark, share, and reference.

Permalinks became popular during the early 2000s, when blogging platforms such as WordPress automatically created a permanent URL for every post. Rather than linking to the homepage, readers could share a permalink to a specific post.

A permalink may or may not include a file extension like .html or .php. Modern websites often use clean, descriptive URLs, such as example.com/blog/permalink, even when the pages are dynamically generated from a database. As long as a URL consistently points to the same page, it is considered a permalink.

While the term permalink was popular in the early 2000s, it is not as common today. Most websites and content management systems still create a permanent URL for each article, page, blog post, and other published document.