Error in how URLs were set up, how can it be fixed?

[DianeDP]

Hi, I managed a website port to a WP responsive deisgn for a client, see http://chicagotelephony.com. Unfortunately, he wanted me to work with a graphic designer rather than a web geek, so the resulting website has messed up URLS, i.e. index.php is smack in the middle of almost all the pages. I know that is all wrong, but I also realized that she was not fluent in the way the Genesis framework was set up or how the particular template I selected, operated. So I just wanted to get it out there.... and now it is live, but has all these errors. Do I have to do 301 redirects? Is there a setting or a button inside of the WP template that would put correct slugs but get rid of the index.pho within the URL? For example, http://chicagotelephony.com/index.php/cloud-based-solutions/  and http://chicagotelephony.com/index.php/var-network-value-added-reseller/ should be chicagotelephony.com/cloud-based-solutions/ and chicagotelephony.com/var-netowrk-value-added-reselle/ and so forth.

[DianeDP]

Thanks so much Ray. I am going to do that...! And I will certainly stop using 'web geek' ... I thought it was a cute term, did't mean to offend!

[Ray-pp]

Hi DianeDP - This question is more appropriate for the Genesis team to handle. If you have a legitimate license for the framework, you can contact their support team and they'll help you remove that nasty index.php in your links.

It's great that you've identified this as a problem, there's no good reason to have that in there.

If the site doesn't have much authority then 301ing the links won't provide benefit. Since the site is new you can still simply correct the URL issues.

As a side note, web developers are not web geeks We also do not like the terms ninja, guru, rock stars, wizards, mercenary, or similar. If someone is communicating their profession to you in that way they are probably not highly experienced.