URL link to create duplicate page

Resolved mzeemartin
(@mzeemartin)

3 years, 6 months ago

I am trying to find a way to put a link in a menu that will duplicate a post. I can copy the link and paste it into another tab on my browser and it works if I am in the same browser session. However, if I log out of the site or try a different browser, I get a message that the link has expired.

http://site.com/wp-admin/admin.php?action=duplicate_post_save_as_new_post_draft&post=2477&_wpnonce=434a4b4ed3

I am guessing that the wponnce is preventing that, but I have tried without success to create a new nonce and insert its value into the URL.

Any pointers?

I know it is easy to do this just the normal way but I want to reduce the chances of our multiple users messing up.

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Plugin Support Michael Tiña
(@mikes41720)

3 years, 6 months ago

Hi @mzeemartin

With the way that WordPress Nonces are structured, this won’t work.

You can learn more about it here — https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Nonces

Plugin Support Michael Tiña
(@mikes41720)

3 years, 6 months ago

Hi @mzeemartin

Just to add, you can use the template tag for your intended purpose by checking out the documentation here — https://developer.yoast.com/duplicate-post/functions-template-tags/#duplicate_post_clone_post_link

Thread Starter mzeemartin
(@mzeemartin)

3 years, 6 months ago

Thanks, Michael, that will work for me. Sorry I didn’t answer right away – I had a medical procedure this week and didn’t quite feel up to par.

I wish there was a way to do this directly from a menu, but from what I can figure out the only way would be to point the menu item to a page that has the embedded code. Any suggestions?

Plugin Support Michael Tiña
(@mikes41720)

3 years, 6 months ago

Hi,

The duplicate_post_clone_post_link can be used outside of the loop, but you’ll need to pass the post ID. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide more specifics on the code that you’ll need to implement it for your website in the manner that you want, which would be to display it as a menu item on the backend.

If you have any other questions regarding the Duplicate Post plugin, do let us know.

Thread Starter mzeemartin
(@mzeemartin)

3 years, 6 months ago

All right. I think what I have will work just fine for now. Thanks for the help.

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