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Description

Generate rewrite rules from a permalink structure.

This is NOT a global function, but a method of the WP_Rewrite() class.

Source File

This function is located in wp-includes/class-wp-rewrite.php

Related

Articles

• Lesson: Rewrite API Overview
• Class: WP_Rewrite() - An overview of WordPress's built-in URL rewrite class.

Hooks

• Filter: root_rewrite_rules - Filters the rewrite rules generated for the root of your weblog.
• Filter: post_rewrite_rules - Filters the rewrite rules generated for permalink URLs.
• Filter: page_rewrite_rules - Filters the rewrite rules generated for your Pages.
• Filter: date_rewrite_rules - Filters the rewrite rules generated for dated archive URLs.
• Filter: search_rewrite_rules - Filters the rewrite rules generated for search URLs.
• Filter: comments_rewrite_rules - Filters the rewrite rules generated for the latest comment feed URLs.
• Filter: author_rewrite_rules - Filters the rewrite rules generated for author archive URLs.
• Filter: rewrite_rules_array - Filters all the rewrite rules at once.
• Filter: {$permastruct}_rewrite_rules - Can be used to create or modify rewrite rules for any custom permastructs, such as taxonomies or custom post types.
• Action: generate_rewrite_rules - Runs after all the rules have been created.

Functions

• add_rewrite_tag() - Can be used to allow WordPress to recognize custom variables (particularly custom querystring variables).
• add_rewrite_rule() - Allows you to specify new, custom rewrite rules.
• add_rewrite_endpoint() - Add a new endpoint like /trackback/
• flush_rules() - Regenerate the rewrite rules and save them to the database.
• flush_rewrite_rules() - Remove rewrite rules and then recreate rewrite rules.
• generate_rewrite_rules() - Generates rewrite rules from a permalink structure
• add_permastruct() - Add a new permastruct
• add_feed()- Add a new feed type like /atom1/