What is a permalink?

Permalinks are important to bloggers. They help you and visitors locate old posts. They are essentially "permanent links" to blog posts.

If you use Blogger, these tags are already present in your default templates.

Why do you need permalinks?

Because blogs tend to be frequently updated. This means that entries that you may find on a weblog's homepage one day may not be there the next. A permalink is the permanent identifier to a specific weblog post or article.