i just created a new wordpress page template that runs some php&mysql scripts inside it and i would like to apply mod rewrite to it's subpages.
for instance i have the following link generated:
http://www.quotist.com/quotes-by-authors.html?letter=D
how can i transform this into something like:
http://www.quotist.com/quotes-by-authors/letter/d/ ?
in my htaccess i have the default code generated by wordpress ...
does anyone know how to achieve that?
Try this:
Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews -Indexes
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{ENV:REDIRECT_STATUS} 200
RewriteRule ^ - [L]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^(letter)=(\w)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ([^.]+)\.html http://www.quotist.com/$1/%1/%2? [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/([\w-]+)/(letter)/\w/? [NC]
RewriteRule ^ /%1.html?%2=%3 [L,QSA]
You'll have to add the following to your .htaccess file:
RewriteRule ^(?![^.]+\.html.*)([^/]+)/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/?$ $1.html?$2=$3 [L,QSA]
This won't prettify URLs that don't have all three variables, but that's easy enough to add to this one or simply put in an additional rule if needed.
I was using this little class help on a recent project..
have to say it worked brilliant..
was written by: Kyle E Gentile
<?php
// FILENAME: add_rewrite_rules.php
if(!class_exists('add_rewrite_rules')){
class Add_rewrite_rules{
var $query_vars;
var $rules;
function __construct($options){
$this->init($options);
}
function init($options){
foreach($options as $key => $value){
$this->$key = $value;
}
}
function rules_exist(){
global $wp_rewrite;
$has_rules = TRUE;
foreach($this->rules as $key => $value){
if(!in_array($value, $wp_rewrite->rules)){
$has_rules = FALSE;
}
}
return $has_rules;
}
//to be used add_action with the hook 'wp_head'
//flushing rewrite rules is labor intense so we better test to see if our rules exist first
//if the rules don't exist flush its like after a night of drinking
function flush_rules(){
global $wp_rewrite;
if(!$this->rules_exist()){
//echo "flushed"; // If want to see this in action uncomment this line and remove this text and you will see it flushed before your eyes
$wp_rewrite->flush_rules();
}
}
//filter function to be used with add_filter() with the hook "query_vars"
function add_query_vars($query_vars){
foreach($this->query_vars as $var){
$query_vars[] = $var;
}
return $query_vars;
}
//to be used with a the add_action() with the hook "generate_rewrite_rules"
function add_rewrite_rules(){
global $wp_rewrite;
$wp_rewrite->rules = $this->rules + $wp_rewrite->rules;
}
}
}
?>
To use this class you must first include the file.
After including the file, you need to create an options array.
<?php
include(YOURPLUGIN_ABSPATH.'/add_rewrite_rules.php');
$options = array(
'query_vars' => array('letter'),
'rules' =>
array(
'(.+?)/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/?$' => 'index.php?pagename=$matches[1]&letter=$matches[2]'
)
);
$rewrite = new Add_rewrite_rules($options);
add_action('wp_head', array(&$rewrite, 'flush_rules'));
add_action( 'generate_rewrite_rules', array(&$rewrite, 'add_rewrite_rules') );
add_filter( 'query_vars', array(&$rewrite, 'add_query_vars') );
?>
this will then allow you to use the url
http://www.quotist.com/quotes-by-authors/letter/d/
Marty