Title: Rewrite Rules Author: Andrew Nacin Published: January 29, 2014 Last modified: May 24, 2018 --- ## Rewrite Rules component #### This is a subcomponent of the 󠀁[Permalinks](https://make.wordpress.org/core/components/permalinks/)󠁿 component. ### Recent posts on the make/core blog * [Rewrites Next Generation: Next Meeting](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2016/05/16/rewrites-next-generation-next-meeting/)( May 16, 2016) * [Proposal: Next Generation Rewrites](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2016/05/03/proposal-next-generation-rewrites/)( May 3, 2016) View all posts tagged [rewrite-rules](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/rewrite-rules/). [Create a new ticket](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fcore.trac.wordpress.org%2Fnewticket%3Fcomponent%3DRewrite%2BRules) ### 95 open tickets in the Rewrite Rules component | [95 open tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Rewrite+Rules&status=!closed) | [defect (bug)](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Rewrite+Rules&type=defect+%28bug%29&group=milestone&status=!closed) | [enhancement](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Rewrite+Rules&type=enhancement&group=milestone&status=!closed) | [feature request](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Rewrite+Rules&type=feature+request&group=milestone&status=!closed) | [task (blessed)](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Rewrite+Rules&type=task+%28blessed%29&group=milestone&status=!closed) | | [](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Rewrite+Rules&milestone&group=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed) | 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Release](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Rewrite+Rules&milestone=Future+Release&group=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed) | [10](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Rewrite+Rules&milestone=Future+Release&type=defect+%28bug%29&status=!closed) | [2](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Rewrite+Rules&milestone=Future+Release&type=enhancement&status=!closed) | [1](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Rewrite+Rules&milestone=Future+Release&type=feature+request&status=!closed) | 0 | | [7.2](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Rewrite+Rules&milestone=7.2&group=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed) | 0 | 0 | [1](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Rewrite+Rules&milestone=7.2&type=feature+request&status=!closed) | 0 | **95 open tickets.** Last 7 days: +0 tickets ### 25 tickets that have no replies [View list on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Rewrite+Rules&id=20520%2C30907%2C34385%2C38518%2C40395%2C41680%2C41891%2C41946%2C42120%2C42478%2C43678%2C45970%2C46000%2C46087%2C46283%2C49155%2C50726%2C50943%2C52419%2C52969%2C53545%2C54161%2C56592%2C58536%2C64037&status=!closed) * [#20520](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/20520)  Author Page Pagination Broken When Removing /author/ Slug * [#30907](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/30907)  Rewrite Rules collision * [#34385](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/34385)  Missing site_url path results in array to string conversion * [#38518](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/38518)  Rewrite Rules rebuilding on parse_request * [#40395](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/40395)  New action: pre_generate_rewrite_rules * [#41680](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41680)  Added rewrite tags using add_rewrite_tag() not working on static front-page * [#41891](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41891)  Bug when changing $(comments_) pagination_base of WP_Rewite instance to string with non-ASCII characters * [#41946](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41946)  Option to delete_with_markers * [#42120](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/42120)  htpasswd protection not working due to .htaccess rewrite rules * [#42478](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/42478)  Add_permastruct ignores EP_NONE and other args if %post_id% is present in struct * [#43678](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43678)  Add indents to default. htaccess rules * [#45970](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/45970)  in IIS if web.confing section and the site craches with wrong web.config administration * [#46000](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/46000)  non empty post object in case of error 404 * [#46087](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/46087)  Short-circuit `page_on_front` check during site creation multisite * [#46283](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/46283)  Allow filtering post- type archive rewrites * [#49155](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49155)  WP_HOME constant will force-redirect static front page but not posts on front page * [#50726](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/50726)  Pagination error on 4 digit page when category and year are in the permalink structure * [#50943](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/50943)  add_rewrite_rule() sample codes don't work for passing multiple params * [#52419](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52419)  Pagination adds trailing slash when it shouldn't * [#52969](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52969)  Permalink for /wp-includes falls back to blog post * [#53545](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53545)  Domain Mapping not working with page as homepage * [#54161](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/54161)  WordPress destroy iis web.config when using "location" config. * [#56592](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/56592)  Add filter to wp_redirect_admin_locations() * [#58536](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/58536)  url_to_postid does not work at MS install in context of another blog when $wp_rewrite->use_verbose_page_rules differs multisite * [#64037](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64037)  New filters for managing rewrite rules ### 1 ticket slated for 7.2 [View list in Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Rewrite+Rules&milestone=7.2&status=!closed) * [#64498](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64498)  Add core support for random content redirects ### 95 open tickets **Open enhancements: 22** [View list on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Rewrite+Rules&type=enhancement&status=!closed) ** Open tasks: 1** [View list on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Rewrite+Rules&type=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed)** Open feature requests: 4** [View list on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Rewrite+Rules&type=feature+request&status=!closed)** Open defects: 68** 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