Permalinks should be saved twice on post_type slug change

[Gecka]

Hello,

In a plugin I allow my users to set the slug of a custom post type from a sttings page. I flush the rules on every load of that settings page (only that page)

When they change the slug, they have to save and then reload the settings page for the permlink to be correctly chnaged.... A single flush_rules call shouldn't be enought?

[pavelevap]

Related #18040 ?

[duck_]

It sounds like the problem is that you're flushing the rewrite rules but with the old custom post type information still registered. The fix would be to re-register your post type after updating the option, e.g.

update_option( 'my_post_type_slug', $slug );
my_post_registration(); // calls register_post_type(), usually hooked into init
flush_rewrite_rules();

I think there must be another ticket somewhere about this on Trac, but I couldn't find it just now.

[duck_]

No news in over a year. This is likely due to doing it wrong.

The situation can be improved. This is being handled in #18450. Also see #20171.

[selnomeria]

have found something similar issue! - #32023