Yaniv Friedensohn

Hey everyone,

Iv’e just created a solution for for this issue which doesn’t require using a child theme or a text widget.

Check it out:
https://www.affectivia.com/blog/hack-adding-a-logo-to-the-twenty-fifteen-theme/

Enjoy!

Hi Vikestart,

Please try to install v1.6 of the plugin (https://downloads.www.ads-software.com/plugin/wp-category-permalink.1.6.zip), and let us know if it helped to sort out the problem.

Thanks,
Yaniv

Hi lklawless,

I’m sorry to hear that it still doesn’t work.

Lets try replacing your theme, and also try deleting your browser’s cache / surfing from a different browser.

Yaniv

Hi Julie,

Great to hear that v1.4 is working for you. That’s why Iv’e suggested downgrading as the different versions of the plugin work differently.

Now that we know that this version works for you and we know the changes that we’ve made between versions – we can better understand what needs to be fixed.

Thanks,
Yaniv

Hi neverStopAL,

I’m glad you’ve solved your first problem.

As Iv’e written above, this requirement is risky because it only affects the selected post, and not necessarily all other links on the page such as categories. In this situation I would advise to rearrange your categories so that your parent category would actually be a parent category.

Regarding your second problem, the previous and next links of a post should keep the “permalink” settings you’ve set for them. However, since you are altering the plugin / WP setting in a way that the plugin isn’t supposed to work for, I’m not sure I can currently help you with this problem.

Best,
Yaniv

Hi lklawless,

I still suggest you try disabling your plugins as perhaps an update to one of them is causing a conflict.

Nevertheless Iv’e asked Jordy to pitch in and try to seek for a solution.

Best,
Yaniv

Hi Julie,

Thanks for helping out :), however since I’ve tested the plugin on WP v4.2 (and 4.2.1) and it worked, then trying to install v1.6 of the plugin or if that doesn’t help disabling your plugins until it works – would give us more information on why the plugin isn’t working for you.

Best,
Yaniv

For now though, until we figure out what’s happening – try installing this version of the plugin – https://downloads.www.ads-software.com/plugin/wp-category-permalink.1.6.zip

For now though, until we figure out what’s happening – try installing this version of the plugin – https://downloads.www.ads-software.com/plugin/wp-category-permalink.1.6.zip

Hi Julie,

Lets try to resolve this issue. As I’ve written shortly to another user – I suspect the problem is caused due to plugin conflict.

What version of WordPress are you using?

Please try disabling all plugins and lets see if this behavior appears.

Thanks,
Yaniv

Hi lklawless,

I suspect your issue is caused due to plugin conflict.

Please try disabling all plugins and lets see if this behavior appears.

Thanks,
Yaniv

Hi Aaron,

What kind of a custom post was working for you before?

Thanks,
Yaniv

Hi neverStopAL,

I’m not sure I totally understand your issue. Can you please supply an example?

Thanks,
Yaniv

Keep in mind that WordPress keeps the category > subcategory permalink structure for categories regardless of your categories assignment to a post.

For example, suppose you’ve “permalinked” a subcategory but didn’t assign its parent category to the post – you’ll see that the subcategory link (you can see it using the categories widget for example) keeps the category/subcategory URL structure.

Hi neverStopAL,

The way a post in a “permalinked” subcategory works is that it keeps its parent category slug in the URL even if the parent category is not assigned to the post (see also the FAQ).

Did you try to create a filter which removes the parent category slug from the URL?