Title: URL Conversion
Last modified: April 28, 2018

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# URL Conversion

 *  [dblinks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dblinks/)
 * (@dblinks)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-conversion/)
 * Your search plugin finds my um_directory and prints in search box (for instance)“
   Computers, IT and Technology” (um_ is from ultimatemember.com plugin)
 * You are sending this url:
 * mysite.com/um_directory/computers-it-technology/ – and it goes straight to the
   home page not 404
 * The UM plugin actually calls for:
 * mysite.com/members/?business_sector=Computers%2C+IT+%26+Technology&um_search=
   1
 * Is there a way to tell the plugin how to convert those url’s in the dashboard?
 * Thanks !!
    Stu

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 *  Plugin Author [wpdreams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpdreams/)
 * (@wpdreams)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-conversion/#post-10232365)
 * Hi,
 * The plugin requests the results URL via the _get\_permalink()_ internal WordPress
   function. Optimally, this should return the correct post type URL every time.
 * The only possible way to change the result URLs is via a custom code. I’m guessing
   that Ultimate member directories might need a different function to get the correct
   URLs(?). If you happen to know how to get the correct URL by the post ID, let
   me know, and I will construct a small custom code snippet to convert them.
 * Best regards,
    Ernest M.
 *  Thread Starter [dblinks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dblinks/)
 * (@dblinks)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-conversion/#post-10234240)
 * These are called “User Tags” and yes have post ID. This is how the url is formed
   by inspecting the list. Hopefully this makes sense.
 * [https://mysite.com/wp-admin/term.php?taxonomy=um_user_tag&tag_ID=954&post_type=post&wp_http_referer=%2Fwp-admin%2Fedit-tags.php%3Ftaxonomy%3Dum_user_tag%26post_type%3Dpost%26s%3Dcomputer](https://mysite.com/wp-admin/term.php?taxonomy=um_user_tag&tag_ID=954&post_type=post&wp_http_referer=%2Fwp-admin%2Fedit-tags.php%3Ftaxonomy%3Dum_user_tag%26post_type%3Dpost%26s%3Dcomputer)
 * Thanks for taking a look!
    Stu
 *  Plugin Author [wpdreams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpdreams/)
 * (@wpdreams)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/url-conversion/#post-10269986)
 * Hi Stu,
 * Well, that back-end link is leading to a taxonomy page I suppose, that won’t 
   help in this case.
 * I am more interested in an actual um_directory result. Based on a um_directory
   page URL I might be able to tell.
 * Best,
    Ernest M.

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