• Resolved 20something

    (@20something)


    Hi Marios – my understanding of GUID is that it should not be overwritten and I think your plugin feature does that, however, I have seen a few sites appending a republished variable to successfully get feed readers to rebroadcast content while keeping the original GUID.

    E.g.:

    standard GUID:

    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://example.com/?p=149072</guid>

    modified GUID:

    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://example.com/?p=149072?republish=1672688700</guid>

    I think the hope here is that the GUID remains the same, but readers pick up the republish again. How can this be done, and do you see any negative implications? If this can be added as a feature to ‘pro’, I would buy it.

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  • Plugin Author Marios Alexandrou

    (@marios-alexandrou)

    If the GUID is used as it is intended, then appending a parameter is still modifying the GUID. If a GUID is incorrectly being used as a URL, which is not uncommon, then appending a parameter could be useful although this use is likely to be pretty minor these days as RSS is not that popular or relied on anymore.

    Thread Starter 20something

    (@20something)

    Thank you for the reply. A number of email delivery tools not native to WordPress use RSS feeds to automate the sending of newly published articles. In my case, I’d like to automate the sending of republished articles as well, and keep running into issues with them getting picked up. Trying to find the best way to do this without hurting something else by altering GUIDs. If you have any suggestions on plugins or code, please let me know.

    Thread Starter 20something

    (@20something)

    Marios – let me know if you’re interested in doing some one-off work here. Something real simple (e.g. adding a “republish post” check box right next to the “Update” button in the classic post editor. If checked, it would append a 6 digit republish variable to the GUID similar to the example I provided. Thanks!

    Plugin Author Marios Alexandrou

    (@marios-alexandrou)

    Your best bet is to hire someone to make the changes you’re looking for as I’m too busy at the moment. I recommend checking in with Martin Jankov at Codeable.

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