[Resolved] custom title – update slug

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[Akhil]

Hi Waqar, still working on the custom title. all look good now,. except the slug is not updated when i click the 'update' button.

i understand this code will re-create the slug, but it doesn't for my case.

$slug = sanitize_title($title);

Do you see any issue ?

i insert it right after ..

.....
$data['post_title'] = $title ;
$slug = sanitize_title($title);
//Updates the post title to your new title.
}
return $data;

[Waqar]

Hi Dee,

Thanks for asking! I'd be happy to help.

The "sanitize_title" prepares the string to be used as part of the URL ( ref: https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/sanitize_title ) but doesn't actually saves it as a slug.

You'll need to tell your function to use the sanitized title value as a "post_name" (slug) and your code will become:

.....
// update the title
$data['post_title'] = $title ;

// update the slug (same as the title, but sanitized)
$data['post_name'] =  sanitize_title($title) ;

}
return $data;

I hope this helps!

regards,
Waqar

[Akhil]

My issue is resolved now. Thank you!