How do I create a custom permalink structure for a page template

Question

Inside my plugin, I have a page template that I would like it to follow a specific structure.

I would like the template to always use the /%postname%/ permalink structure regardless of what the default permalink structure is set to.

So if someone's structure is set to domain.com/p=123 it will load domain.com/page-name if this template is selected.

Answer 1

There are different filters available to create the custom permalinks for the posts, custom posts or pages:

• post_type_link - for custom post types
• post_link - only for post_types 'post'
• page_link - for pages only ( which you are looking for )

Here is the sample code based on your query:

public function custom_permalink_for_page_template( $url, $post ) {

      if ( is_page() && is_admin() && is_page_template( 'custom_page_template' ) {

         return str_replace( get_site_url(), untrailingslashit( get_site_url() ) . "/custom-permalink-structure", $url );

      } else {
        return $url;
      }
    }

You can also validate the permalink structure settings in the if condition

get_option( 'permalink_structure' )