[Resolved] URL for custom post type blog

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[leilaG]

Main blog page: hidden link (Toolset custom post type)

We would like to change the URL to hidden link (without the 's')
When we do this it shows a Archive listed page of blogs.

Is there a way we can remove the s and still show the current page layout/format? hidden link

FYI: We use the default wordpress blog for our news sections hidden link

[Shane]

Hi Leila,

Thank you for getting in touch.

Given that this is a custom post type created in types then you are able to change the slug from Blogs to Blog,

If you go to Toolset -> Post Types, edit the blog post type and change the slug from Blogs to Blog.

Please let me know if this helps
Thanks,
Shane

[leilaG]

Hi, the slug is already 'Blog' in the Toolset -> Post Types setting.

It's the page slug that is 'blogs'

When change the page slug to 'blog' it shows a Archive listed page of blogs, and not the current formatted page.

[Shane]

Hi Leila,

Would you mind allowing me to have admin access to the site so that I can have a look at this for you ?

I've enabled the private fields for your next response.

Thanks,
Shane

[Shane]

Hi Leila,

The issue is being caused by this page below.
hidden link

As you can see it has the same slug of Blogs, which is why you aren't able to access the archive page for your blog. Is this page going to be used to display your blog listing ? If so then you can't have the slug for the page and the custom post type being the same as wordpress won't know if you want the blog page or the blog archive.

Thanks,
Shane

[leilaG]

Hi Shane,

Yes this is our blog page hidden link that we want the URL to be just hidden link

So it is not possible?

[Shane]

Hi Leila,

It is possible but because of how wordpress works the Blog post type and the Blog page can't have the same slugs.

This means you will need to change the blogs slug here to blog
hidden link

Then edit the post type slug to Blogs.
hidden link

Once you've done this then it should start working.

Thanks,
Shane

[leilaG]

Hi,

I followed the instructions, but it showed 'No not found' image attached.

Thanks

[Shane]

Hi Leila,

This should now be working.

The issue with the no results found was spawned from the view not having the Blogs post type selected.

I went ahead and re-selected this and the page is now showing the posts.

Please let me know if everything is ok now.

Thanks,
Shane

[leilaG]

Great thanks!

But now the individual pages are showing blogs hidden link

Did you mean, we can not have both the main page and the individual page as 'blog' that they cannot be the same?

[Shane]

Hi Leila,

But now the individual pages are showing blogs hidden link

Did you mean, we can not have both the main page and the individual page as 'blog' that they cannot be the same?

That is correct. The reason is because you are using a dedicated page for the blogs listing rather than using the default blog archive page.

In order to truly only have Blog as the slug, you will need to remove this page
hidden link

Then create a custom archive for the blog hidden link

That is if you want to customize how the default blog archive page will look.

As explained earlier it is not possible to set the Post type slug and a dedicated page slug as the same slugs because wordpress won't know which page is which. Because the archive and the page will have the same base slug.

Please let me know if this clears up the issue for you.

Thanks,
Shane

[leilaG]

Understood, thanks for the explanation and details on how to make it work.