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Post Type Switcher

  • How to Convert or Change Custom Post Types in WordPress
  • How to convert a page to a post in WordPress?
  • How to convert a post to a page in WordPress?

WordPress has a variety of post types to manage content of website. These include posts, pages, portfolio, faq and many more. Sometimes it requires to change or switch post type.

Using a simple plugin the purpose can be successfully completed.
Plugin url: https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-type-switcher/

Install and activate, “Post Type Switcher.”

  • You will find post type converter located on the right side of the WordPress editor under the “Publish” section.
  • Click the “Edit” link next to Post Type and use the drop down box to change the post type.

Press OK and then click “Update” to publish it.
That’s all!

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How to exclude a specific folder from rewrite rule in htaccess

  • .htaccess mod_rewrite – how to exclude directory from rewrite rule
  • Exclude Certain Folders from htaccess Rewrite Rules
  • How to Exclude Folder from Rewrite Rule in .htaccess

Add the following line above your rule to exclude a directory (for example, journal) from rewrite rule

RewriteRule ^(journal)($|/) - [L]

To exclude multiple folders, use the following condition above your rule

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/(folder1|folder2/.*)$

OR

RewriteRule ^(folder1|folder2)($|/) - [L]

To exclude all existent directories, you will need to use the following condition above your rule

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

 

 

 

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Fatal error: Cannot redeclare true_plugins_activate()

  • Fatal error: Cannot redeclare true_plugins_activate()

Cause

Duplicate entry of true_plugins_activate() function

Solution

Delete one of the true_plugins_activate() function in /wp-includes/functions.php

  • Just go to /wp-includes/functions.php
  • Then remove one of the “true_plugins_activate” functions with add_action that are at the end of the file

That’s it!

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MySQL database table “in use” problem

  • MySQL table collation suddenly changed to “in use”
  • Unable to login, registration, reset password

Backup database.

Error occurs when you set the connection collation to anything other then the current server collation.

So

  • Repair database (repairing database will fix the “in use” issue)
  • Then change the collation to same everywhere.
  • You may also check the collation in the config file.

That’s all!

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Redirect custom post type and category to one template.

* Template Redirect
* Use archive-books.php for all books and 'book-category' taxonomy archives.
* @author CCDN
* @link https://codexcafe.net
*
* @param string, default template path
* @return string, modified template path
*
*/
function be_template_redirect( $template ) {
if ( is_tax( 'book-category' ) )
$template = get_query_template( 'archive-books' );
return $template;
}
add_filter( 'template_include', 'be_template_redirect' );