Title: Plugin doesn’t create valid urls when using cat=
Last modified: January 14, 2022
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# Plugin doesn’t create valid urls when using cat=
* Resolved [A.T.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/annaryker/)
* (@annaryker)
* [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-create-valid-urls-when-using-cat/)
* I’m trying the plugin but it doesn’t create valid urls. I’ve deactivated all
the other plugins to check for compatibility issues, but this does not solve
the problem.
* According to the documentation, when I put [random-url cat=”cat1″] it should
output `https://mydomain.com/random/?cat=cat1`
But it doesn’t, it outputs /random/?
cat=cat1. It doesn’t put my domain in front.
* I can only get the full url by putting my domain in front manually like this:`
https://mydomain.com[random-url cat="cat1"]`
* But this doesn’t work in the wysiwyg editor when I want to create a clickable
link:
When I enter `https://mydomain.com[random-url cat="cat1"]` as the link
target, this is transformed to `https://mydomain.com/random/?cat=%26quot%3Bcat1%
26quot%3B&posttype=post&r=0` This leads to a 404 page.
* When I use the html editor and type `link`, the link becomes this: `https://mydomain.com[random-
url cat="`
It’s cut off because the first quotation mark is seen as the end
of the href.
* How can I fix this? I’ve disabled all other plugins, tried on a fresh install,
but the problem persists.
When I use [random-url] there are no problems, because
there are no quotation marks I think. But I really need to be able to filter
per category.
- This topic was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by [A.T.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/annaryker/).
- This topic was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by [A.T.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/annaryker/).
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* Plugin Author [Robert Peake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertpeake/)
* (@robertpeake)
* [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-create-valid-urls-when-using-cat/#post-15253415)
* Why do you need your domain in front? /random/?cat=cat1 should go to the exact
same place when clicked…
* Thread Starter [A.T.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/annaryker/)
* (@annaryker)
* [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-create-valid-urls-when-using-cat/#post-15253616)
* Hey Thank you for your response. You are correct, but not putting the domain
in front doesn’t change the issue with the quotation mark breaking the url (when
using cat=)
* When I put the shortcode in the visual editor, the shortcode is transformed into
a link, but the quotation marks are changed to `="` The link does not function
because of this and goes to a ‘server not found page’.
* If I put the shortcode in via the html editor it is not transformed into an url
and just becomes `link`
* You can see my issue here:
[https://neyens.me/test-3/](https://neyens.me/test-3/)
* Any suggestions on this?
* Thank you!
- This reply was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by [A.T.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/annaryker/).
- This reply was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by [A.T.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/annaryker/).
- This reply was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by [A.T.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/annaryker/).
* Plugin Author [Robert Peake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertpeake/)
* (@robertpeake)
* [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-create-valid-urls-when-using-cat/#post-15269707)
* The easiest workaround would be to not use the shortcode, just the link URL.
It will still pick a random page from that category. HTH!
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* Last reply from: [Robert Peake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robertpeake/)
* Last activity: [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-create-valid-urls-when-using-cat/#post-15269707)
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