custom taxonomy and permalink rewrite WordPress

Viktor Nagornyy comments:

I wish this would be that easy. For some reason it's not working. Does it matter how my taxonomy.php is structured?

This is what my functions.php looks like in case something in there matters. The new file is in the theme's dir. I even resaved permalinks to be certain.

<?php
define("INC", TEMPLATEPATH . "/functions");

require_once INC . "/wpzoom-functions.php";
require_once INC . "/wpzoom-core.php";
require_once INC . "/hidemenus.php";

/*Function to hide child category display if empty*/
function empty_dont_display_it($content) {
if (!empty($content)) {
$content = str_ireplace('<li>' .__( "No categories" ). '</li>', "", $content);
}
return $content;
}
add_filter('wp_list_categories','empty_dont_display_it');

//Function to check if a post is in a subcategory
function post_is_in_descendant_category( $cats, $_post = null )
{
foreach ( (array) $cats as $cat ) {
$descendants = get_term_children( (int) $cat, 'category');
if ( $descendants && in_category( $descendants, $_post ) )
return true;
} //end foreach
return false;
} //end function
?>
<?php
if ( !current_user_can( 'edit_users' ) ) {
add_action( 'init', create_function( '$a', "remove_action( 'init', 'wp_version_check' );" ), 2 );
add_filter( 'pre_option_update_core', create_function( '$a', "return null;" ) );
}
?>
<?php
add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'my_custom_dashboard_widgets');

function my_custom_dashboard_widgets() {
global $wp_meta_boxes;

wp_add_dashboard_widget('custom_help_widget', 'Widget', 'custom_dashboard_help');
}

function custom_dashboard_help() {
echo '<p>Custom dashboard widget</p>';
}
?>
<?php

function custom_colors() {
echo '<style type="text/css">#wphead{background:#41474d; color:#ffffff !important;}</style>';
}

add_action('admin_head', 'custom_colors');
?>
<?php
add_action( 'init', 'build_taxonomies', 0 );
function build_taxonomies() {
register_taxonomy( 'event_type', 'post', array( 'hierarchical' => true, 'label' => 'Event Type', 'query_var' => true, 'rewrite' => true ) );
}
require_once( TEMPLATEPATH . '/rewrite_rules_event_type.php');
?>

Thanks for your help.

wjm comments:

i think that's wrong.
you should move
<?php

add_action( 'init', 'build_taxonomies', 0 );

function build_taxonomies() {

register_taxonomy( 'event_type', 'post', array( 'hierarchical' => true, 'label' => 'Event Type', 'query_var' => true, 'rewrite' => true ) );

}

require_once( TEMPLATEPATH . '/rewrite_rules_event_type.php');
?>

to your functions.php

located in your theme directory
that is wp-content/themes/YOUR_THEME_FOLDER/

Viktor Nagornyy comments:

Hey,
I think you misunderstood me. That's exactly where it is. I copy and pasted my functions.php code above.

I was just simply asking about taxonomy.php, if the contents could break rewrite code.

wjm comments:

oh.. sorry, i misread that, i thought you pasted the contents of taxonomy.php

the first answer to your question is no, as the template loads after the rewrite rule is resolved.
can i have access to your server. it may be easier.
msg me with the wordpress and ftp info if you want to.

what happens when you enter
sample.com/conventions/

what is the url of your site?

Viktor Nagornyy comments:

Hmmmm thats interesting.
both URLs working, but the menu link keeps it as /event_type/convention
I'm using new nav_menu feature. Is there a way to make sure that /event_type/convention no longer works? It's going to be SEO problem being double content.

If you still need to look at it, I can provide you with my WP login to my test blog where I'm testing this, so you can use Editor to look at files.

Thanks.

wjm comments:

I found the best way to deal with this.
forget about rewrite_rules_event_type.php

all the code you need is:

add_action( 'init', 'build_taxonomies', 0 );
function build_taxonomies() {
register_taxonomy(
'event_type',
'post',
array(
'hierarchical' => true,
'label' => 'Event Type',
'query_var' => true,
'rewrite' => true,
)
);
global $wp_rewrite;
$wp_rewrite->extra_permastructs['event_type'] = array('%event_type%', EP_NONE);
}



there is a missing filter to alter the extra_permastructs, i am submitting a patch to wordpress trac.

i have fixed it in your blog.
you can check it.

- wjm

Viktor Nagornyy comments:

Sweetness! Like I said in the another comment above, I always find something ridiculous. ha!

Thanks for your help. I appreciate.

Viktor Nagornyy comments:

Sweetness! Like I said in the another comment above, I always find something ridiculous. ha!

Thanks for your help. I appreciate it.