Stripping custom post type from the permalink

[chru5h]

Hi there,

I’m trying to amend the permalink for some things on my site but for some reason it’s not working. I’m using preg_replace to remove a part of the URL so it will create a new URL.

Here is some info:

the_permalink() currently returns a URL like this:

http://mydomain.com/cpo_feature/postname/

I want to remove the “cpo_feature/” part so it becomes:

http://mydomain.com/postname

I have tried the following code:

$link = the_permalink();
$pattern = ‘|/|cpo_feature’;
$replacement = ‘’;
$tidyLink = preg_replace($pattern, $replacement, $link);

But when I echo $tidyLink it still shows the cpo_feature directory.

I have also tried escaping the “/” by putting a "" in front of it instead of using the denominator.

What am I doing wrong?

[John_Betong]

Try this:

http://php.net/manual/en/function.str-replace.php

[Mittineague]

What does the permalink setting look like in the Admin Control Panel?

[chru5h]

It’s just set to postname.

[Mittineague]

@chru5h

It’s just set to postname.

Hmmm. if that is so, I don’t know how “cpo_feature” would be getting into the URL.

Is your WordPress installed in a subfolder by that name?

“cpo_feature” is in your “siteurl” and / or “home” settings?

[chru5h]

It’s a custom post type so the slug is being put in there. I believe that’s standard procedure for custom post types. Which is why I’m trying to remove it because I want to link some featured boxes to the relevant page on the site but the boxes are created with a custom post type so I need to change the permalink.