I need add a rewrite rule in my plugin, and distribute it with my code. All works fine if I put the rule in the .htaccess in the WordPress root folder, but I need distribute the plugin with my rule.
I try to put a .htaccess inside the plugin folder and try to use the add_rewrite_rule function but doesn't works either.
Here the .htaccess code that works correctly in WordPress root folder but doesn't works in my plugin folder:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule my-plugin/pages/tp(.*)\.php$ wp-content/plugins/my-plugin/pages/request.php?pid=$1
</IfModule>
I try the follow code in my plugin but doesn't works either:
add_filter( 'query_vars', 'add_query_vars' );
function add_query_vars( $query_vars )
{
$query_vars[] = 'pid';
return $query_vars;
}
add_action( 'init', 'add_init' );
function add_init()
{
$plugin_url = 'the-path-to-my-plugin-folder';
add_rewrite_rule('my-plugin/pages/tp(.*)\.php'
, $plugin_url . 'pages/request.php?pid=$matches[1]','top');
global $wp_rewrite;
$wp_rewrite->flush_rewrite_rules(); // I know this should be called only one time, but I put it here just to keep simple the sample code
}
But I always get the error that the URL wasn't found. What I'm doing wrong? How can I do what I need? I searched for similar questions but none solve my problem.