I need to pass a property reference the last part of a URL to search the database for an entry, eg,
http://example.com/cottage-details/G638/
I need to pass the G638 into an array for my plugin. What I have below is calling the cottage-details page, but removing the last part of the URL and showing an empty page, rather than the information I wish to retrieve from the server. If I use
http://example.com/cottage-details/?propref=G638
it works perfectly.
/**
* Rewrite tags for plugin
*/
function dcc_rewrite_tags() {
add_rewrite_tag('%propref%', '([^&]+)');
}
add_action('init', 'dcc_rewrite_tags', 10, 0);
/**
* Rewrite rules for plugin
*/
function dcc_rewrite_rules() {
add_rewrite_rule('^[^/]*/([^/]*)/?','index.php?p=2&propref=$matches[1]','top');
}
add_action('init', 'dcc_rewrite_rules', 10, 0);
What’s going on?
1 Answer
You rewrite rule is quite broad and will most likely generate a lot of conflicts.
add_action('init', 'dcc_rewrite_tags');
function dcc_rewrite_tags() {
add_rewrite_tag('%propref%', '([^&]+)');
}
add_action('init', 'dcc_rewrite_rules');
function dcc_rewrite_rules() {
add_rewrite_rule('^cottage-details/(.+)/?$','index.php?page_id=2&propref=$matches[1]','top');
}
Then you can access to propref
query var like:
$propref = get_query_var( 'propref' );
And remember to flush the rewrite rules; you can do it by going to Settings -> Permalinks and clicking on save button.
Note: changed p
query var to page_id
because, as you said in the comments, you are using a page, not a standard post.