Can't update target URLs

  • Resolved Andrea Whitmer

    (@nutsandboltsmedia)


    10 years, 2 months ago

    I just noticed I’m no longer able to update target URLs for existing links. I get the following message:

    ERROR: This Pretty Link Slug is already taken. Check to make sure it isn't being used by another pretty link, post, page, category or tag slug. If none of these are true then check to see that this slug isn't the name of a file in the root folder of your wordpress install.

    This happens even if I deactivate all other plugins and with a default WP theme active.

    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/pretty-link/

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  • Plugin Author cartpauj

    (@cartpauj)

    You have a category, tag, post, page, custom post type, media attachment, or menu item that is using the slug. That is why that error message is being shown.

    You’ll need to search through and find out what else on your site is utilizing the slug you’re trying to use in Pretty Link. Sometimes it can be tough to narrow down, but running a query like the following can sometimes quickly help you identify the conflict:

    SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE post_name LIKE '%SLUG%'

    Just replace “SLUG” with the slug you’re trying to use.

    Thread Starter Andrea Whitmer

    (@nutsandboltsmedia)

    I didn’t have any of the above using the slug… There is nothing on the site or in the database that matches. That said, deleting the Pretty Link and creating it again solved the issue, so while I still don’t know what its problem was, it seems to be working now.

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