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1. zyrq
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Does anyone know if it is possible to have a role specific permalink structure.
   role=editor ->example.com/editors/johndoe
   role=author ->example.com/authors/janedoe

   Changing the var $author_base = 'author' in rewrite.php only allows for 1 instance. Where/how to test for the role?

   Any ideas?Different options? Thanks

2. zyrq
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   bumpy

3. zyrq
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Well, I guess I've read about everything about this in the forums for the last couple of hours.
   The closest I got is the reply by jeremyboggs on this thread:
   http://wordpress.org/support/topic/144217?replies=13
   The solution by jeremyboggs works perfectly to change the author_base to a single term in a custom function.
   If I only could retrieve the role of the user/author

   role=editor ->author_base = 'editor'
   role=author ->author_base = 'author'
   role=member ->author_base = 'member'
   etc.

   I have tried numerous possiblities but havent come up with a solution.
   Anybody? Thanks.

4. zyrq
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   OK, interesting conversation...

   I have this working:
   role=editor ->builds this URL: example.com/editors/johndoe
   role=author ->builds this URL: example.com/authors/janedoe

   In functions.php I added
   $wp_rewrite->author_base = 'editors';
   work great for the editors;

   Now I only need to have an extra rewrite rule (do I?) that rewrites
   'authors' to the same as 'editors', its just an aka of author.
   How? which Action? which Filter? 2 extra rewrite rules? Have some coffee? Or something stronger?

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