override wp_rewrite's $author_base for theme

  • Resolved haxxxton

    (@haxxxton)


    12 years, 8 months ago

    Hey guys,

    I found this post here talking about changing the $author_base property in the class of wp_rewrite.

    I want to do the same thing, but I know it’s bad practice to edit core files.. is there a way to override this variable in my theme’s init or at runtime?

    i.e. to:

    var $author_base = 'user';

    Thanks in advance ??

    haxxxton

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  • Moderator keesiemeijer

    (@keesiemeijer)

    Try it with this in your functions.php:

    function custom_author_base(){
global $wp_rewrite;
$wp_rewrite->author_base = 'user';
}
add_action('init', 'custom_author_base', 0 );

    You have to re-save your permalink structure under Settings >Permalinks for this to work.

    Thread Starter haxxxton

    (@haxxxton)

    keesiemeijer, worked like a charm, going to be using it in a plugin i think so ill get it to flush_rewrite_rules() on plugin activation and again on deactivation to save the user having to do the permalink resaving manually ??

    appreciate it

    Thread Starter haxxxton

    (@haxxxton)

    resolved

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