Changing Custom Post Type URL in WP

9 years ago

1) Open your FTP or cPpanel and locate folder wp-content. Open it, then open folder "themes" and your theme folder.
2) Now you can open folder "includes" and locate "theme-init.php" file in there. You need to edit this file in any editor.
3) You can locate all post types and slugs in file theme-init.php. All the file content is split into logical block and it will be easy to navigate it. You can also use search feature and just search for slug you need to update.
4) Locate and replace post type slug with any slug you need, try not to use spaces. The script should look like:

Code:

'slug' => 'portfolio-view'

5) Save the file and test your website.
6) Sometimes you may get 404 error after changing custom post type slug, it is related to permalinks issue. You need to open admin panel, change permalinks structure to default, save website and then revert it to previous state.

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Daones

9 years ago

Thanks, I tried this yesterday I actually couldnt find any file under wordpress themes for theme-init.php (at least not under the theme that is being used).

The only includes folder is under the default wordpress installation and not under wp content/themes/(mycurrent theme)

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Patrick

9 years ago

Originally Posted by nationsubmit

Thanks, I tried this yesterday I actually couldnt find any file under wordpress themes for theme-init.php (at least not under the theme that is being used).

The only includes folder is under the default wordpress installation and not under wp content/themes/(mycurrent theme)

It should be in the functions.php file located in your themes folder.

This depends from theme to theme, some developers put that in the functions.php file while some link to another file and insert the code there. However, most likely it would be in the functions.php file.

You just need to find the "register_post_type" function for that particular custom post type.

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Daones

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Patrick

It should be in the functions.php file located in your themes folder.

This depends from theme to theme, some developers put that in the functions.php file while some link to another file and insert the code there. However, most likely it would be in the functions.php file.

You just need to find the "register_post_type" function for that particular custom post type.

Thanks Patrick,

I think this is helpful, i found this in the functions.php i think this is getting somewhere.. the URL is currently /broker but i want to change it to /binary-options-broker

can you confirm this is the code i need to change?

register_post_type( 'broker' , $args );

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Daones

9 years ago

Okay I confirmed that that does change the URL, the only thing is it individually breaks all content that was under the /broker section and it ends up linking to /blog instead.. No idea how to fix that. Anyone know how much it would cost to have someone fix the URL and update the other coding to allow the 12 or so pages of content under the custom URL structure to also update with the new URL?

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Patrick

9 years ago

Originally Posted by nationsubmit

Okay I confirmed that that does change the URL, the only thing is it individually breaks all content that was under the /broker section and it ends up linking to /blog instead.. No idea how to fix that. Anyone know how much it would cost to have someone fix the URL and update the other coding to allow the 12 or so pages of content under the custom URL structure to also update with the new URL?

Do you see "slug" inside it somewhere ? It will be something like 'rewrite' =>

If yes, then change it to

'rewrite' => array( 'slug' => 'binary-options-broker' ),
You can see examples here how it is used

Function Reference/register post type « WordPress Codex

After changing it, refresh your permalinks by going to Settings > Permalinks and hitting Update.

If you don't get the above, then copy the contents of your functions.php file here > Pastebin.com - #1 paste tool since 2002! Save it and send the URL of that content here. It's a minor thing to change.

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Daones

9 years ago

Thanks Patrick,

I did search the functions.php but didnt see the rewrite code or a slug code.

The only rewrite i seen was rewrite = > true

is it possible to enter in that code you were referring to to make it work?

I pasted all of the functions.php that relates to the custom post /broker so you can see it.

brokers - Pastebin.com