Topic: Redirect category link to post instead of archive for one category

Blachut
June 5, 2023 at 11:29 am

Hi,

When visitors click on the “Book Summaries” category link — example: https://postimg.cc/QHNdcxq4 — I’d like them to go to this specific post, https://www.thezag.com/book-summaries/, rather than the archive page, https://www.thezag.com/category/books/. Can you please let me know if this is possible and how I might do it?

From what I’ve found in the forums, you can follow this https://docs.wpshowposts.com/article/use-static-pages-as-category-archives/ to make direct category links to static pages/posts. But in my case, I only want to do this for this one category.

Thanks for your help,

Chris
Ying
June 5, 2023 at 11:38 am

Hi Chris,

Does the link only appear in the page hero or it appears in multiple places?
Blachut
June 5, 2023 at 12:51 pm

Hi Ying,

Thanks for your reply. Yeah, the category link at the top of the post is the most important. It also would appear on the site in query loops where the category is in a button over the cover image.
Ying
June 5, 2023 at 4:23 pm
Try this simple Javascript which replaces the URL for you.

Create a hook element at appearance > elements, choose wp_footerhook, and set the location to posts > all posts, if there’re other locations that contain the list of terms, add those locations as well.

Then add this script:
```
<script>
var element = document.querySelector('.post-term-books');
var link = element.querySelector('a');
link.href = 'https://www.thezag.com/book-summaries/';
</script>
```
Let me know if this helps!
Blachut
June 6, 2023 at 11:59 am

Hi Ying,

Thanks. I added the hook element as you suggested. Screenshots here: https://postimg.cc/gallery/vdfc2yH

It’s still not working. i.e., If I go to a post like this one, https://www.thezag.com/dan-pink-drive/, and click the “Book Summaries” button, it takes me to the category archive and not the desired post (https://www.thezag.com/book-summaries/). Could you please help me figure out what I did wrong?
Ying
June 6, 2023 at 1:41 pm

What’s the hook name you assigned? I’m not seeing the script being added to your site.

And make sure all cache is cleared.

Let me know 🙂
Blachut
June 7, 2023 at 5:34 am

Hi Ying,

The name’s in the screenshot I sent you previously: Book Summaries Redirect.

I cleared the cache.

What else could be the reason it’s not working?
David
June 7, 2023 at 5:47 am

Hi there,

are you using any SEO plugin ? As some of them provide Redirect options for thins like this.
Blachut
June 8, 2023 at 9:33 am

Hi,

The plugins I use don’t have a redirect functionality, but I can install a simple one that does if necessary.

I was hoping to change the URL on the pages/posts to avoid redirects, but if you say that’s the only option I’ll go with it.

Thanks,

Chris
Ying
June 8, 2023 at 9:58 am

Still not seeing the script being added to your site’s wp_footer location, but a redirect plugin should work too.

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