Remove category & tag base from WordPress url – without a plugin

If you want to remove /category/ from the url, follow these two steps:

  1. Go to Settings >> Permalinks and select Custom and enter: /%category%/%postname%/
  2. Next set your Category Base to .

Save it and you’ll see your URL changed to this format:
http://yourblog.com/quotes/

(Source: http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/daily-tip-quick-trick-to-remove-category-from-wordpress-url/)

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