I'd like to give users the option to change a custom post type slug in my plugin. Using this answer, I'm able to hardcode it into a function:
Redeclare/Change Slug of a Plugin's Custom Post Type
So how can I rewrite this to update when the user updates the plugin option? I tried something like this:
function add_custom_rewrite_rule() { $slug = get_option('change_rewrite_slug'); // my plugin option // First, try to load up the rewrite rules. We do this just in case // the default permalink structure is being used. if( ($current_rules = get_option('rewrite_rules')) ) { // Next, iterate through each custom rule adding a new rule // that replaces 'movies' with 'films' and give it a higher // priority than the existing rule. foreach($current_rules as $key => $val) { if(strpos($key, 'my_post_type') !== false) { add_rewrite_rule(str_ireplace('my_post_type', $slug, $key), $val, 'top'); } // end if } // end foreach } // end if/else // ...and we flush the rules flush_rewrite_rules(); } // end add_custom_rewrite_rule add_action('init', 'add_custom_rewrite_rule'); This doesn't work. I feel like I am missing a step: once the plugin option is saved it needs to tell this function to fire and get the new slug. Or maybe there is a better way to do it.
Also, once it is changed, I need the function to update that, get the current option and then change the slug based on any new input.
The reason I need this is that the plugin has a post type of one kind of event but I want people to be able to customize it so instead of 'event' the slug could be 'show' or 'gig' or whatever they want.
Update: I'm using this class: http://tareq.wedevs.com/2012/06/wordpress-settings-api-php-class/
Here is a section of the options page code:
function flush_settings() { if( isset( $_REQUEST['settings-updated'] ) ) flush_rewrite_rules(); } /** * Returns all the settings fields * * @return array settings fields */ function get_settings_fields() { $settings_fields = array( // Other settings here 'djgigs_basic_settings' => array( array( 'name' => 'djgigs_rewrite_slug', 'label' => __( 'Permalink Slug', 'wedevs' ), 'desc' => __( 'Enter a custom permalink slug. The default is \'djgig\' but you could change it to \'gigs\' or \'events\'. ', 'wedevs' ), 'type' => 'text', 'default' => 'djgig', ), ) ); return $settings_fields; } Not sure if that is the correct location to add the flush function or if there is something in the Class that is making this not work.
