Changing the event slug/permalink

In this guide, we will show you how you can change or customize the event slug or permalink. It usually appears like this:

http://yoursite.com/events/event-listing-title in the default settings. To customize this with WP Event Manager, you can use the following methods.

• Using a localization file and translating the string.
• Using a filter.

Important note: To make the event slug functional, you need to save it again after making changes to it.

1. Go to admin panel,
2. Click on Permalinks under the Settings menu.
   
3. Select any Common Settings options.
4. Save changes.

Use Filters to change the permalink base

Add the following custom code to your theme functions.php to filter the permalink:

function change_event_listing_slug( $args ) 
    { 
        $args['rewrite']['slug'] = _x( 'events', 'Event permalink - resave permalinks after changing this', 'wp-event-manager' ); 
        return $args; 
    } 
    add_filter( 'register_post_type_event_listing', 'change_event_listing_slug' ); 

Change the new event slug/permalink

To make the event slug/permalinks extraordinary, the event slug has organizer and event location names added to it. You can alter this through a filter and custom function added to your theme functions.php file. The code used is as follows:

function custom_submit_event_form_save_event_data( $data, $post_title, $post_content, $status, $values ) 
    { 
        $event_slug = array(); 
        // Prepend with organizer name 
        if ( ! empty( $values['organizer']['organizer_name'] ) ) 
            $event_slug[] = $values['organizer']['organizer_name']; 
        // Prepend location if ( ! empty( $values['event']['event_location'] ) ) 
            $event_slug[] = $values['event']['event_location']; 
            $event_slug[] = $post_title; $data['post_name'] = implode( '-', $event_slug ); return $data; 
    } 
    add_filter( 'submit_event_form_save_event_data', 'custom_submit_event_form_save_event_data', 10, 5 ); 

Example: Adding the Event ID to the base URL

The event ID will be added to the base URL with the help of the following snippet.E.g. /event/1234/event-title

function event_listing_post_type_link( $permalink, $post ) { // Abort if post is not a event if ( $post->post_type !== 'event_listing' )
        return $permalink;

    // Abort early if the placeholder rewrite tag isn't in the generated URL
    if ( false === strpos( $permalink, '%' ) )
        return $permalink;

    $find = array(
        '%post_id%'
    );

    $replace = array(
        $post->ID
    );

    $replace = array_map( 'sanitize_title', $replace );

    $permalink = str_replace( $find, $replace, $permalink );

    return $permalink;
}
add_filter( 'post_type_link', 'event_listing_post_type_link', 10, 2 );

function change_event_listing_slug( $args ) {
  $args['rewrite']['slug'] = 'event/%post_id%';
  return $args;
}
add_filter( 'register_post_type_event_listing', 'change_event_listing_slug' );

Example: Add the category to the base URL

The Event’s category name is added to the base url with the help of this snippet. E.g./event/event-category/event-title

function event_listing_post_type_link( $permalink, $post ) { // Abort if post is not a event if ( $post->post_type !== 'event_listing' )
        return $permalink;

    // Abort early if the placeholder rewrite tag isn't in the generated URL
    if ( false === strpos( $permalink, '%' ) )
        return $permalink;

    // Get the custom taxonomy terms in use by this post
    $terms = wp_get_post_terms( $post->ID, 'event_listing_category', array( 'orderby' => 'parent', 'order' => 'ASC' ) );

    if ( empty( $terms ) ) {
        // If no terms are assigned to this post, use a string instead (can't leave the placeholder there)
        $event_listing_category = _x( 'uncat', 'slug' );
    } else {
        // Replace the placeholder rewrite tag with the first term's slug
        $first_term = array_shift( $terms );
        $event_listing_category = $first_term->slug;
    }
    
    $find = array(
        '%category%'
    );

    $replace = array(
        $event_listing_category
    );

    $replace = array_map( 'sanitize_title', $replace );

    $permalink = str_replace( $find, $replace, $permalink );

    return $permalink;
}
add_filter( 'post_type_link', 'event_listing_post_type_link', 10, 2 );

function change_event_listing_slug( $args ) {
  $args['rewrite']['slug'] = 'event/%category%';
  return $args;
}
add_filter( 'register_post_type_event_listing', 'change_event_listing_slug' );

Example: Adding the event category and event location to the base URL

This snippet would add the category name and event location name to the base url. E.g. /event/event-category/event-location/event-title

function event_listing_post_type_link( $permalink, $post ) { // Abort if post is not a event if ( $post->post_type !== 'event_listing' ) {
        return $permalink;
    }

    // Abort early if the placeholder rewrite tag isn't in the generated URL
    if ( false === strpos( $permalink, '%' ) ) {
        return $permalink;
    }

       // Get the custom taxonomy terms in use by this post
    $categories = wp_get_post_terms( $post->ID, 'event_listing_category', array( 'orderby' => 'parent', 'order' => 'ASC' ) );
    $locations = wp_get_post_terms( $post->ID, 'event_listing_location', array( 'orderby' => 'parent', 'order' => 'ASC' ) );       

    if ( empty( $categories ) ) {
        // If no terms are assigned to this post, use a string instead (can't leave the placeholder there)
        $event_listing_category = _x( 'uncategorized', 'slug' );
    } else {
        // Replace the placeholder rewrite tag with the first term's slug
        $first_term = array_shift( $categories );
        $event_listing_category = $first_term->slug;
    }

    if ( empty( $locations) ) {
        // If no terms are assigned to this post, use a string instead (can't leave the placeholder there)
        $event_listing_location = _x( 'anywhere', 'slug' );
    } else {
        // Replace the placeholder rewrite tag with the first term's slug
        $first_term = array_shift( $locations);
        $event_listing_location = $first_term->slug;
    }

    $find = array(
        '%category%',
        '%location%'
    );

    $replace = array(
        $event_listing_category,
        $event_listing_location
    );

    $replace = array_map( 'sanitize_title', $replace );

    $permalink = str_replace( $find, $replace, $permalink );

    return $permalink;
}
add_filter( 'post_type_link', 'event_listing_post_type_link', 10, 2 );

function change_event_listing_slug( $args ) {
  $args['rewrite']['slug'] = 'event/%category%/%location%';
  return $args;
}
add_filter( 'register_post_type_event_listing', 'change_event_listing_slug' );

function add_location_endpoint_tag() {
    add_rewrite_tag( '%location%', '([^/]*)' );
}
add_action( 'init', 'add_location_endpoint_tag' );