Cannot Remove Subcategory in URL

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So I have a URL that looks like this: https://domainname.com/coupons-category/categoryname
The “coupons-category” is coming from a custom post type called ‘Coupons’.

I want it to look like this: https://domainname.com/categoryname

What I have tried:
Settings > Permalinks > Custom Structure https://domainname.com/%category%/%postname%/
Category base = .

When I ‘Save Changes’ the radio button switches back to ‘Post Name’ instead of staying on ‘Custom Structure’.

I have tried using this:

'rewrite' => array(
	'slug'	=> 'categoryname',
        'with_front'  => false,
	  )

in the functions.php file, then went back to reset the Permalinks, but it didn’t make any difference.

Tried with Yoast: toggled the ‘Category URLs’ switch and still not difference.

I’ve tried using a redirect, but that’s pointless because it loads an Error 404 page.

I did try this plugin, but the plugin produced a ‘count’ error after attempting to use it, based upon the instructions provided.

Appreciate another set of eyes here.

2

Check if any plugin is causing the problem. Because normally the method you are using is perfect for removing the subcategory from the URL.

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