wp_force_plain_post_permalink( WP_Post|int|null $post = null, bool|null $sample = null ): bool

Determine whether post should always use a plain permalink structure.

Parameters

$postWP_Post|int|nulloptional
Post ID or post object. Defaults to global $post.

Default:null

$samplebool|nulloptional
Whether to force consideration based on sample links.
If omitted, a sample link is generated if a post object is passed with the filter property set to 'sample'.

Default:null

Return

bool Whether to use a plain permalink structure.

Source

function wp_force_plain_post_permalink( $post = null, $sample = null ) {
	if (
		null === $sample &&
		is_object( $post ) &&
		isset( $post->filter ) &&
		'sample' === $post->filter
	) {
		$sample = true;
	} else {
		$post   = get_post( $post );
		$sample = null !== $sample ? $sample : false;
	}

	if ( ! $post ) {
		return true;
	}

	$post_status_obj = get_post_status_object( get_post_status( $post ) );
	$post_type_obj   = get_post_type_object( get_post_type( $post ) );

	if ( ! $post_status_obj || ! $post_type_obj ) {
		return true;
	}

	if (
		// Publicly viewable links never have plain permalinks.
		is_post_status_viewable( $post_status_obj ) ||
		(
			// Private posts don't have plain permalinks if the user can read them.
			$post_status_obj->private &&
			current_user_can( 'read_post', $post->ID )
		) ||
		// Protected posts don't have plain links if getting a sample URL.
		( $post_status_obj->protected && $sample )
	) {
		return false;
	}

	return true;
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
5.7.0Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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    // Get the current post
    $current_post = get_post();
    
    // Checks if the post should use a simple permalink structure
    $force_plain_permalink = wp_force_plain_post_permalink( $current_post );
    
    // Use the result to customize the permalink output
    if ( $force_plain_permalink ) {
        echo trailingslashit( esc_url( get_permalink( $current_post ) ) ); // Add a slash at the end for a simple permalink structure
    } else {
        echo esc_url( get_permalink( $current_post ) ); // Uses the standard permalink structure
    }

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