Refers to the process whereby an URL is manipulated to create what in WordPress is called a "pretty permalink"
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1answer
5k views
A tool to analyze rewrite rules? [closed]
Is there a good tool to analyze my rewrite rules? I always get confused with the regexes and the parameter replacements.
I have created something myself and will post it here so others can use it, ...
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vote
1answer
376 views
How to Rewrite Wordpress URL for a Plugin
I am trying to build a Wordpress plugin here with a custom user admin area. What I would like to do is when the user adds /edit at the end of the page, it should open a page from my plugin. So for ...
13
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1answer
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Need help with add_rewrite_rule
SOLUTION
I've gone with Update 3 and have got it working. What I had misunderstood, was that I believed that a rewrite rule would change designers/?designer=some-designer&bid=9 to ...
12
votes
2answers
5k views
Mixing custom post type and taxonomy rewrite structures?
Basically I want to achieve a glossary using custom post types and have some issues setting up rewrites the way I want them to be. I want it like that:
The main glossary URL:
...
8
votes
1answer
249 views
Using the Rewrite API to Construct a RESTful URL
I'm trying to generate rewrite rules for a RESTful API. I just want to see if there is a better way to make this work than having to write out every possible rewrite combination.
Ok so I have 4 ...
12
votes
7answers
7k views
How do you create a “virtual” page in WordPress
I'm trying to create a custom API endpoint in WordPress, and I need to redirect requests to a virtual page in the root of WordPress to an actual page that ships with my plug-in. So basically, all ...
3
votes
3answers
9k views
How to redirect/rewrite all /wp-login requests
Is there any simple way to have wordpress, php or apache rewrite all urls which involve /wp-admin to /admin?
I have added this entry to my .htaccess file:
RewriteRule ^admin /wp-login.php [L]
...
6
votes
1answer
7k views
Passing and retrieving query vars in wordpress
I have two authors pages, one displays about 5 posts. Then I'm trying to setup another page that will be all of their posts. I have created a template called moreauthorposts.php and I'm trying to ...
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votes
5answers
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Change the Author Slug from Username to Nickname
Hi to the community,
is it possible to change the default username slug to nickname if is available?
By default the url is something like: http://domain.tld/author/(admin) ,
is it possible to ...
2
votes
2answers
1k views
Filtering categories in the permalink structure
Using /%category%/%postname%/ for the permalink I get a URL string of all the categories that the specific post is included in.
I would like the categories in the url to be filtered down to only one ...
3
votes
1answer
1k views
Pretty URL with add_query_var
I'm trying to add a 'sub post' to each post on my site, eg
site.com/product-one/changelog
site.com/product-two/changelog
site.com/product-three/changelog
This is the code I'm using atm, which I ...
4
votes
2answers
1k views
Change the “page” slug in pagination
Simple question. When pagination is activated, the URL changes to "site.com/page/2". For my site, this should be "site.com/paggetto/2".
How can I change that rewrite rule? I also want to change ...
2
votes
2answers
2k views
Making a plugin file accessible via url rewrite?
In my WordPress plugin I have a php file that generates some stats about the blog and outputs it as a simple text file. To access WordPress functions I've included this at the top of the file:
...
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vote
1answer
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Rewriting a custom-post-type permalink with taxonomy term?
I'm trying to rewrite my url for a custom_post_type named wr_events with one of its custom_taxonomy terms from event_type
add_action('init', 'wr_events');
function wr_events() {
...
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vote
4answers
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Adding %author% in custom post type URL structure?
I'm trying to do some WordPress URL rewriting ...
Specifically I have custom post type that currently works like this:
http://mydomain.com/videos/post-title/
But I would like to have it located at:
...
2
votes
2answers
2k views
Using $_GET variables in the URL?
I need to generate a simple error message on a page by passing a variable through the URL.
The URL is structured as follows:
http://site.com/parent-category/category/?error=pause
I'm sure it's the ...
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vote
1answer
676 views
How to have a custom URL structure for a custom post type?
Even though this question sounds like others here is my problem:
The site I am updating had a permalink structure of /%postname%, during this time I created a custom post type of "popups" (rewrite ...
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vote
1answer
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Author url rewrite
The default author permalink is:
http://domain.com/author/{username}
How can I do something like this ?
http://domain.com/author/{username}/songs
http://domain.com/author/{username}/books
...
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vote
1answer
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How to pass URL parameters for advanced taxonomy queries with multiple terms for one custom taxonomy
This answer provides the code for a query that returns an OR match on a taxonomy term:
global $query_string;
$args['tax_query'] = array(
array(
'taxonomy' => 'status'
,'terms' ...
0
votes
1answer
2k views
custom htaccess rewrite rule for page
i have a page in wordpress called "video". its page id is 6, and its slug is "video"
in my theme ive set it up to show content based on GET variables
here is the URL rewrite im trying to set up:
...
0
votes
3answers
3k views
Mapping multiple URLs to same page
I just came across this page with almost similar requirements as mine
Multiple endpoints to same page
i have to achieve same functionality but i also want to pass some parameters to the page where ...
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votes
3answers
808 views
How to create a front end user profile with a friendly permalink
I want to create a public front-end profile page with a friendly url like this format.
mysite.com/user/someusername
Any idea on how can i achieve this? I know it has something to do with rewrite ...
6
votes
1answer
5k views
How to create custom URL routes?
I have a very peculiar requirement, hopefully I can explain it without being too confusing. I created a page template where I list some properties I get from an external XML file, so far no problems, ...
3
votes
2answers
1k views
Custom post type taxonomies URL rewrite
What I want to achieve is an online listing catalog with a URL like this:
www.example.com/drawing-tools/brand/type/material/color/
In this example, I have a custom post type named "drawing-tools" ...
3
votes
2answers
2k views
Change Author Base Slug for different Roles
is it possible to change the author base slug in dependency of the role? For example, authors get example.com/ninja/%username% and subscribers get example.com/trainee/%username% ?
I am thinking of ...
6
votes
1answer
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Two (or more) parallel (sub-)TLDs that are retained when surfing the site / dynamically set the site address?
I am running a site for a German NGO under the domain sub.example.org.
Recently, I added sub.example.ch for its Swiss spin-off.
Both (sub-)domains are pointing to the same physical location, a WP ...
4
votes
3answers
2k views
Add .html (dot HTML) extension to custom post types
Is there any way to add the .html extension to custom post types without plugin ?
For posts I can use /%postname.html on the permalink settings
For pages I can use:
add_action('init', ...
3
votes
1answer
2k views
URL rewrite rules for multiple taxonomies query
I'm trying to create some pretty URLs for links querying multiple taxonomies. I'm using the "Taxonomy drill-down" plugin, although the main usage is now integrated @ the core it still has some helpful ...
2
votes
2answers
1k views
Rewrite Rules for Multiple (more than 2) Taxonomies
I am using woocommerce and have some 'product attributes' which are just a taxonomies.
I have the following taxonomies:
pa_color
pa_material
pa_style
the pa_ stands for product attribute and it ...
2
votes
1answer
2k views
Custom Post Type Rewrite Rule for Author & Paging?
I'm using WordPress 3.0.1 and I have made custom post-type called 'dienasgramatas'. My plugin also makes custom rewrite rules for displaying all posts from this post type and even custom permalink ...
3
votes
1answer
149 views
Remove unwanted part of permalink custom structure from CPT url?
My site currently has regular posts (in a section called "Trend Watch"), as well as a Custom Taxonomy (called "Region").
My permalink settings have this Custom Structure:
...
3
votes
4answers
3k views
URL Rewrite + Page + Custom Post Type = Unusual Redirect
Yet another URL rewrite issue :)
The Problem
I have a URL rewrite rule that should work, but against all logic it redirects without passing the query var.
The Juicy Details
The site has a page ...
2
votes
1answer
6k views
How to rewrite URI of custom post type?
The site that I am working on uses the following "pretty" permalink structure:
http://example.com/blog/my-special-post
But for a custom post type my client would like to avoid having a "pretty" ...
1
vote
2answers
411 views
Create built-in pages without creating actual pages
For example:
site.com/contact (or site.com/?page=contact if not using permalinks)
when someone goes to that page I want to load a theme template, like page-contact.php
But I don't want to create a ...
0
votes
1answer
1k views
attachment url rewrite
i want to change the address of the file attachment link to wordpress [example: http://www.sitename.com/category/sub-category/article.html/attachment/image etc.]. i did research on the subject ...
3
votes
3answers
911 views
Force the Website URL to Include “www” and to be Upper Case?
No matter what url somebody uses to access my site, I'd like it to redirect to www.MyUrl.com. Is this possible?
2
votes
1answer
756 views
Permalink rewrite with custom post type and custom taxonomy
I think thats a quick one:
I've got:
Custom post type: Food
Custom taxonomy (Registered to Food): Fruits
Terms in Fruits: Apple, Orange, Cherry
If I type in example.com/food?fruits=Apple,Cherry, ...
1
vote
2answers
272 views
How do I retain url parameters the entire time a user browses my site?
We have customers that come from other sites and I would like to retain a url parameter /?lead=openeye throughout the time that they're browsing. That way when they fill out a form I can capture the ...
3
votes
2answers
321 views
How to use Post Custom Metadata in Post Titles and Post Permalinks
I am very new to WordPress. How can I use post custom metadata in place of Post Titles, and as the Post Permalink? For example, instead of domain.com/the-post-title, the permalink would be ...
2
votes
1answer
538 views
Remove parent slug for child pages
I'm looking for a plugin/custom function that removes the parent slug of a child's page permalink.
Something that automatically changes the permalink for child pages.
Example:
...
2
votes
3answers
327 views
flexible rewrite 'ramble' URLs with Wordpress
I want to access my post with id 17 like this:
http://localhost/archives/17/moot-bla-foo-ramble
In other words, the id shall decide, everything thereafter may (or may not) be the slug or anything ...
1
vote
1answer
52 views
Wordpress returns 404 on custom rewrite rule conflict in parameters
I have been following the steps on the answer here and it worked wonders.
But my problem is on this part,
on the original:
add_filter('rewrite_rules_array', 'mmp_rewrite_rules');
function ...
1
vote
1answer
887 views
Sorting archive pages with “pretty” URLs?
We want the users to re-order the posts on a page similar to pagination but I can't find anything anywhere!
It would be great to create a link to a url similar to .../page/2/title/, title being the ...
0
votes
1answer
340 views
Multiple parameters in a custom post type url rewrite
I have a custom post type called venues currently they display through the url format:
http://mywebsite.com/venue/{venue-name}
I would like to have the format:
...
0
votes
1answer
189 views
Auto 301 to full post permalink? (using /posts/%post_id%/%postname%)
I update my permalink structure to /post/%post_id%/%postname%, but if someone uses a URL like /post/1234 instead of the full URL of /post/1234/bingo-rulz, WordPress shows the post without giving a 301 ...
0
votes
3answers
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Change Attachment Post URLs to File URLs
I have a client with a very image heavy blog. Every time they upload images in their posts they are using the Attachment Post URL for the link instead of the File URL. The problem with this is that ...
0
votes
1answer
208 views
WordPress total posts per page changed and now 404 Http error comes out [closed]
I have migrate my web site from Joomla to WordPress. All are fine, I have create my Rewrites in htaccess to stop 404 from old URLs but I have problem with pagination.
In Joomla web site, I had 6 ...
0
votes
2answers
989 views
How to? Redirect /category/sci-fi/ to /category/scifi/?
I changed the wordpress category slug from "sci-fi" to "scifi" a few months back by accident.
How can I redirect
/category/sci-fi/ to /category/scifi/
so that /category/sci-fi/page/2/, ...
2
votes
2answers
304 views
Custom post types - Use post_id in permalink structure
I'm registering my CPT like so:
$args = array(
'labels' => $labels,
'public' => true,
'hierarchical' => false,
'rewrite' => array(
'with_front' => false,
...
2
votes
2answers
2k views
How do I rewrite a url to use %taxonomy% instead of %category% when multiple taxonomies are present?
I would like to have the option to use taxonomy in the url instead of only having category like "uncategorized." Note that I have multiple taxonomies (countries, states etc), some of which have ...
