How to fix a URL that contains a year in Showit

Quick answer

In Showit, open the Pages panel, rename the page, and remove the year from the name. Showit will automatically update the URL slug.

How to fix it in Showit

1. Open the Pages panel on the left-hand side in Showit

2. Double-click the page name — or click the three dots beside the page and select Rename

3. Remove the year from the name — keep only the descriptive words that explain what the page is about

4. Showit will automatically update the URL slug — it removes capitals, converts spaces to hyphens, and cleans the URL for you

5. Publish your changes in Showit

6. Use FastaSEO to confirm the updated URL looks correct after your next scan

What's the issue

FastaSEO found a year in your URL slug. This might have been added intentionally or it could have come from the page name. Either way, years in URLs create a problem — the page can start to look outdated, and if you ever update the content and want to remove the year, changing the URL can break any existing links pointing to the page.

Why it matters

• A URL with a year in it can feel dated quickly. Visitors and search engines may assume the content is old — even if you update it regularly. It also creates a maintenance problem: if you decide to remove the year later, changing the URL breaks any links pointing to the old one. Keeping the year out of the URL from the start means the page stays evergreen and you never need to change the URL.

What good looks like

A URL without a year that describes the page topic. For example: /seo-tips or /brand-photography-guide. Not: /seo-tips-2024 or /brand-photography-guide-2023.

How long this takes

Renaming a page takes less than a minute.