Removing Post Type Slug From Custom Post Type Permalink

I been looking far and wide to remove the post-type slug from the custom post type permalink and I have finally found the way to do it right.

What I am trying to do is change website.com/posttype/post-name to look like this website.com/post-name

I am posting the solution hoping it might help others.

Step 1 – In WordPress Custom Post Type UI Plugin > Add/Edit Post Type > Edit Post Type > Custom Rewrite Slug > Set Value As “/”

Step 2 – You need to add PHP Code to your website. Easiest way to do it is by installing Code Snippets Plugin https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/code-snippets/

Step 3 – Add the slug of your custom post type to ‘race’ separated by comma in the below code snippet. I have added my slug, productpage. You can just replace ‘race’, ‘productpage’ with your desired post type slugs separated by a comma.

/**
Remove the slug from published post permalinks. Only affect our custom post type, though.

Add the slug of your custom post type to 'race' separated by a comma in the below code snippet.
**/

function gp_parse_request_trick( $query ) {
 
    // Only noop the main query
    if ( ! $query->is_main_query() )
        return;
 
    // Only noop our very specific rewrite rule match
    if ( 2 != count( $query->query ) || ! isset( $query->query['page'] ) ) {
        return;
    }
 
    // 'name' will be set if post permalinks are just post_name, otherwise the page rule will match
    if ( ! empty( $query->query['name'] ) ) {
        $query->set( 'post_type', array( 'post','page','race', 'productpage' ) );
    }
}
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'gp_parse_request_trick' );

Step 4 – Click Save Changes & Activate. Note If you just save changes, then the changes will not take effect. You must click Save Changes & Activate in the Code Snippets Menu.

Hope this helps someone.

• This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by pyoil.
• This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by pyoil.
• This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by pyoil.