How Do You Configure Windows Azure For Url Rewrite Using WordPress?

Question

I have just created a website using Windows Azure and their template for a WordPress blog. I was able to update the CNAME and Alias records to properly forward my domain to

Answer 1

WordPress on Windows Azure Websites runs under Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), not Apache. IIS also supports URL rewriting but the configuration is done in a Web.config file, not in a .htaccess file.

First, in WordPress settings, change the permalink to a custom structure without "index.php", such as:

/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/

Also make sure in WordPress Settings, General Settings section, the WordPress Address (URL) and Site Address (URL) are correct.

Next, using FTP, WebMatrix or other tool, create a Web.config file in your WordPress site's root directory:

For a step-by-step tutorial refer to Pretty WordPress Permalinks on Azure. For additional information refer to Moving a WordPress Blog to Windows Azure – Part 4: Pretty Permalinks and URL Rewrite rules.