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Directory URL Rewrite

A lightweight WordPress plugin that creates SEO-friendly URLs using WordPress Rewrite API. This plugin allows dynamic URLs such as: https://example.com/details/John/Smith/ and automatically maps them to a WordPress page while passing the values as query variables.Smart Query String

by Gulshan Chauhan · github.com/gulshanbasouli/directory-url-rewrite-for-wordpress

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/gulshanbasouli/directory-url-rewrite-for-wordpress/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
Readme github.com/gulshanbasouli/directory-url-rewrite-for-wordpress ↗

A lightweight WordPress plugin that creates SEO-friendly URLs using WordPress Rewrite API.

This plugin allows dynamic URLs such as:

https://example.com/details/John/Smith/

and automatically maps them to a WordPress page while passing the values as query variables.

Features

  • SEO-friendly URLs
  • WordPress Rewrite API integration
  • Custom query variables support
  • Plugin activation/deactivation hooks
  • Lightweight and fast
  • No database tables required

Example

Incoming URL:

https://example.com/details/John/Smith/

Internally rewritten to:

https://example.com/index.php?page_id=177&firstName=John&lastName=Smith

You can then access these values inside your template:

$firstName = get_query_var('firstName');
$lastName  = get_query_var('lastName');

Installation

Method 1 - Upload Plugin

  1. Download the plugin files.
  2. Upload the plugin folder to:
/wp-content/plugins/
  1. Login to WordPress Admin.
  2. Navigate to:
Plugins → Installed Plugins
  1. Activate the plugin.

After activation:

  1. Go to:
Settings → Permalinks
  1. Click:
Save Changes

This will refresh WordPress rewrite rules.

How It Works

The plugin registers:

Rewrite Tags

%firstName%
%lastName%

Rewrite Rule

details/{firstName}/{lastName}/

Example:

/details/John/Smith/

The values are automatically passed to WordPress and can be used within your page template.

Using Query Variables

Inside your page template:

$firstName = get_query_var('firstName');
$lastName  = get_query_var('lastName');

echo $firstName;
echo $lastName;

Output:

John
Smith

Customization

Change Target Page

Current rewrite target:

index.php?page_id=177

You can replace it with another page:

index.php?page_id=250

or use a page slug:

index.php?pagename=directory-profile

Change URL Structure

Current structure:

/details/John/Smith/

You can modify it to:

/profile/John/Smith/

by updating the rewrite rule.

Use Cases

  • Business Directories
  • Member Profiles
  • Staff Directories
  • Doctor Listings
  • Real Estate Agents
  • Service Providers
  • Custom Search Result Pages
  • Dynamic Landing Pages

Requirements

  • WordPress 5.0+
  • PHP 7.4+
  • Pretty Permalinks Enabled

Changelog

Version 1.0.0

  • Initial release
  • Added custom rewrite tags
  • Added SEO-friendly URL support
  • Added activation/deactivation rewrite flushing

Author

Gulshan Chauhan

Portfolio: https://portfolio.perfectprofessionist.com/

GitHub: https://github.com/gulshanbasouli

License

GPL v2 or later