WP_Rewrite::add_rule() WordPress Method
The WP_Rewrite::add_rule() method is used to add a new rewrite rule to the WordPress rewrite system. This is useful for customizing your permalinks or doing other advanced URL manipulations.
WP_Rewrite::add_rule( string $regex, string|array $query, string $after = 'bottom' ) #
Adds a rewrite rule that transforms a URL structure to a set of query vars.
Description
Any value in the $after parameter that isn’t ‘bottom’ will result in the rule being placed at the top of the rewrite rules.
Parameters
- $regex
(string)(Required)Regular expression to match request against.
- $query
(string|array)(Required)The corresponding query vars for this rewrite rule.
- $after
(string)(Optional) Priority of the new rule. Accepts 'top' or 'bottom'.
Default value: 'bottom'
Source
File: wp-includes/class-wp-rewrite.php
public function add_rule( $regex, $query, $after = 'bottom' ) { if ( is_array( $query ) ) { $external = false; $query = add_query_arg( $query, 'index.php' ); } else { $index = false === strpos( $query, '?' ) ? strlen( $query ) : strpos( $query, '?' ); $front = substr( $query, 0, $index ); $external = $front != $this->index; } // "external" = it doesn't correspond to index.php. if ( $external ) { $this->add_external_rule( $regex, $query ); } else { if ( 'bottom' === $after ) { $this->extra_rules = array_merge( $this->extra_rules, array( $regex => $query ) ); } else { $this->extra_rules_top = array_merge( $this->extra_rules_top, array( $regex => $query ) ); } } }
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Changelog
Version | Description |
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4.4.0 | Array support was added to the $query parameter. |
2.1.0 | Introduced. |