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How to use post_type_link filter in WordPress

Sandeep Kumar Mishra
Sandeep Kumar Mishra
July 9, 2022
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post_type_link filter

Filters the permalink for a post of a custom post type.

apply_filters( 'post_type_link', string $post_link, WP_Post $post, bool $leavename, bool $sample )

Description

This is filter hook , its filter the permalink for a post of a custom post type.
By using the hook , we can append / customize the link/url of post.

Parameters

  • $post_link : (string) The post’s permalink.
  • $post : (WP_Post) The post in question.
  • $leavename : (bool) Whether to keep the post name.
  • $sample : (bool) Is it a sample permalink.

Live Example

To run the hook, copy the example below.

 $post_link = apply_filters( 'post_type_link', $post_link, $post, $leavename, $sample ); 
                         
if ( !empty( $post_link ) ) { 
                         
   // everything has led up to this point... 
                         
} 
  
  

The following example is for adding a hook callback.

// define the post_type_link callback 
function filter_post_type_link( $post_link, $post, $leavename, $sample ) { 
    // make filter magic happen here... 
    return $post_link; 
}; 
         
// add the filter 
add_filter( 'post_type_link', 'filter_post_type_link', 10, 4 );  

To remove a hook callback, use the example below.

// remove the filter 
remove_filter( 'post_type_link', 'filter_post_type_link', 10, 4 ); 
function append_query_string( $url, $post ) {
    if ( 'my_custom_post_type' == get_post_type( $post ) ) {
        return add_query_arg( $_GET, $url );
    }
    return $url;
}
add_filter( 'post_type_link', 'append_query_string', 10, 2 );

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