Title: Custom post type permalink rewrite Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Custom post type permalink rewrite * [hydroplane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hydroplane/) * (@hydroplane) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-permalink-rewrite/) * I’ve set my custom permalink structure as [http://site.com/%postname%/](http://site.com/%postname%/) but despite this the permalinks for custom post type result in [http://site.com/custom-post-type/%postname%/](http://site.com/custom-post-type/%postname%/) * How can I get rid of the custom-post-type part? Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-permalink-rewrite/#post-1461395) * Can you be more specific as to what, precisely, custom-post-type is? Like actual examples of REAL urls. If it’s what I think, then that feature is as designed. But I want to be sure 🙂 * Also, having your permalinks be %postname% is a bad idea. * For details, read [http://ottopress.com/2010/category-in-permalinks-considered-harmful/](http://ottopress.com/2010/category-in-permalinks-considered-harmful/) * [ickatanet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ickatanet/) * (@ickatanet) * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-permalink-rewrite/#post-1461610) * hydroplane: try to add empty string for the slug prefix when registering your post type: * ``` register_post_type('my_custom_post_type', array( //... 'rewrite' => array('slug'=>'','with_front'=>false), //... )); ``` * [granulr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/granulr/) * (@granulr) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-permalink-rewrite/#post-1461627) * I’m also looking for a solution to this problem… When you add an empty string like the above example I get a 404 page. Even after reseting permalnks. * [Jacob Dubail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jacobdubail/) * (@jacobdubail) * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-permalink-rewrite/#post-1461636) * I have the same exact problem. Does anyone have a solution? I can rewrite the slug to be a single character, but that’s not going to fly. If my regular posts can follow this permalink structure, why can’t custom post types? * [richarduk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richarduk/) * (@richarduk) * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-permalink-rewrite/#post-1461647) * I can confirm that (in my case) IckataNET has the right answer. Resaving permalinks works. * .htaccess not rewritable? CMOD 666 * [Jacob Dubail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jacobdubail/) * (@jacobdubail) * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-permalink-rewrite/#post-1461648) * I can confirm that IckataNET’s solution doesn’t work for me. I still get a 404 after saving the permalinks anew. * [Headway Marketing LLC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/headway/) * (@headway) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-permalink-rewrite/#post-1461655) * I had the same issue and found this post to be very helpful: ([http://wpengineer.com/2044/custom-post-type-and-permalink/](http://wpengineer.com/2044/custom-post-type-and-permalink/)) * Re-saving the Permalinks structure in Settings fixed everything. * [Zane Matthew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zanematthew/) * (@zanematthew) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-permalink-rewrite/#post-1461664) * I can confirm that this: * ``` register_post_type('my_custom_post_type', array( //... 'rewrite' => array('slug'=>'','with_front'=>false), //... )); ``` * did work for me. * [security_man](https://wordpress.org/support/users/security_man/) * (@security_man) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-permalink-rewrite/#post-1461665) * I can confirm that IckataNET’s solution doesn’t work for me. I still get a 404 after saving the permalinks anew. * I am pretty sure this has something to do with 3.04 as when i was using 3.0? previously it worked fine. * The really odd thing is that one of my custom post types is working fine and the other is not. * This is the register post type for the one that works: * ``` function my_custom_init() { $labels = array( 'name' => _x('Websites', 'post type general name'), 'singular_name' => _x('Website', 'post type singular name'), 'add_new' => _x('Add New', 'website'), 'add_new_item' => __('Add New Website'), 'edit_item' => __('Edit Website'), 'new_item' => __('New Website'), 'view_item' => __('View Website'), 'search_items' => __('Search Websites'), 'not_found' => __('No Websites found'), 'not_found_in_trash' => __('No Websites found in Trash'), 'parent_item_colon' => '' ); $args = array( 'labels' => $labels, 'public' => true, 'publicly_queryable' => true, 'show_ui' => true, 'query_var' => true, 'rewrite' => true, 'capability_type' => 'post', 'hierarchical' => false, 'menu_position' => null, 'taxonomies' => array( 'types','features'), 'menu_position'=>5, 'supports' => array('title','editor') ); register_post_type('website',$args); } ``` * and this is the one that doesnt work * ``` function create_qa_post_types() { $labels = array( 'name' => _x( 'FAQ Categories', 'taxonomy general name' ), 'singular_name' => _x( 'FAQ Category', 'taxonomy singular name' ), 'search_items' => __( 'Search FAQ Categories' ), 'all_items' => __( 'All FAQ Categories' ), 'parent_item' => __( 'Parent FAQ Category' ), 'parent_item_colon' => __( 'Parent FAQ Category:' ), 'edit_item' => __( 'Edit FAQ Category' ), 'update_item' => __( 'Update FAQ Category' ), 'add_new_item' => __( 'Add New FAQ Category' ), 'new_item_name' => __( 'New FAQ Category Name' ), ); register_taxonomy('faq_category',array('qa_faqs'), array( 'hierarchical' => true, 'labels' => $labels, 'show_ui' => true, 'query_var' => true, 'rewrite' => array( 'slug' => 'faq-category' ), )); register_post_type( 'qa_faqs', array( 'labels' => array( 'name' => __( 'FAQs' ), 'singular_name' => __( 'FAQ' ), 'edit_item' => __( 'Edit FAQ'), 'add_new_item' => __( 'Add FAQ') ), 'public' => true, 'show_ui' => true, 'capability_type' => 'post', //... 'rewrite' => true, //... 'taxonomies' => array( 'FAQs '), 'supports' => array('title','editor') ) ); } ``` * Even if i make them identical one will work and the other does not. this is truly odd and frustrating. Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) The topic ‘Custom post type permalink rewrite’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [custom post type](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/custom-post-type/) * [url rewrite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/url-rewrite/) * In: [Alpha/Beta/RC](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/alphabeta/) * 9 replies * 9 participants * Last reply from: [security_man](https://wordpress.org/support/users/security_man/) * Last activity: [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-permalink-rewrite/#post-1461665) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics