Filter the URL of next_posts_link & previous_posts_link
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16-10-2019 - |
Question
I am working with the qTranslate plugin to create a multi-lingual website. The plugin does a great job of translation except for on the next_posts_link
& previous_posts_link
template tags.
When a user has selected a different language the URL should change from:
http://mysite.com/test/page/2 (for default language)
to
http://mysite.com/fr/test/page/2 (for french language)
The plugin provides functions for modification/translation of URLs using the qtrans_convertURL($url)
function. The problem I am having is finding a suitable hook or filter that will allow me to modify the URL output by the next_posts_link & previous_posts_link template tags.
The closest two WordPress filters I have found are:
add_filter('next_posts_link_attributes', 'my_next_attr');
add_filter('previous_posts_link_attributes', 'my_prev_attr');
Any tips would be most welcome.
Solution 2
Thanks to the helpful tip from @t31os the issue can be fixed with the following code:
/***************************************************************
* Function qtranslate_next_previous_fix
* Ensure that the URL for next_posts_link & previous_posts_link work with qTranslate
***************************************************************/
add_filter('get_pagenum_link', 'qtranslate_next_previous_fix');
function qtranslate_next_previous_fix($url) {
return qtrans_convertURL($url);
}
This fix works for custom post types too.
Updated
This second function ensures that the next_post_link
& previous_post_link
template tags are also filtered correctly on custom post types.
/***************************************************************
* Function qtranslate_single_next_previous_fix
* Ensure that the URL for next_post_link & previous_post_link work with qTranslate
***************************************************************/
add_filter('next_post_link', 'qtranslate_single_next_previous_fix');
add_filter('previous_post_link', 'qtranslate_single_next_previous_fix');
function qtranslate_single_next_previous_fix($url) {
$just_url = preg_match("/href=\"([^\"]*)\"/", $url, $matches);
return str_replace($matches[1], qtrans_convertURL($matches[1]), $url);
}
OTHER TIPS
Run a filter on get_pagenum_link
and you should be able to do what you want.
The next_posts_link
/ previous_posts_link
functions each call functions that in turn call other functions, which eventually route back to the get_pagenum_link
function which provides a filter by the same name.
It should give you the control you need, though post a comment if you specifically need an example.
For the singular post link functions, ie. next_post_link
/ previous_post_link
(note the non-plural other readers) there's a filter hook with a matching name, eg. next_post_link
and previous_post_link
..