Update permalinks not refreshing rewrite_rules in wp_options table

[meckhert]

When a user changes the post-slug name for a static page, the rewrite_rules are not properly refreshed. Consequently, permalinks for static pages will not work properly if the post-slug name is changed for an existing page. The workaround I used was to manually go into wp_options and delete the value for rewrite_rules and then regenerage the permalink structure using the admin control panel.

I opened a forum thread regarding this issue here:

​http://wordpress.org/support/topic/77070?replies=3

[darkfate]

So we need to alter the rewrite column in the database when the post slug is changed. Right?

[darkfate]

Probably would be something like this:

UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = 'blahblablah' WHERE option_id =73 AND blog_id =0 AND option_name = 'rewrite_rules'

[ryan]

I can't reproduce this with 2.0.3. Changing the slug for any page correctly refreshes the rewrite rules. Using any plugins? Did you manually enable the cache?

[robmiller]

Won't this work - flushing the rewrite rules after the post is edited?

[markjaquith]

robmiller,

That's redundant. edit_post() calls wp_insert_post() which calls $wp_rewrite->flush_rules();

I don't see any reason this reported problem should be happening unless some plugin is interfering.

[robmiller]

Oops, my bad. If it's any consolation, I can't recreate the problem either.

[darkfate]

Could this be a permissions problem with his server? If it can't write the htaccess file, it won't work.

[markjaquith]

darkfate,
No, WordPress' rewrite rules are no longer stored in the .htaccess file. All that is there is a generic (unchanging) rule that points all requests to WP's internal rewriter.

[meckhert]

I'm not using any plugins that should cause a problem. You are testing with a static page and not a post, right?

It seems to work properly with posts, but not static pages.

[markjaquith]

You need to disable all your plugins, just to be sure.

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Milestone 2.0.4 deleted