[wp-hackers] changing the category base and then removing it all together and doing this back and forth

[Eric Mann]

A simpler solution might be to register a separate custom taxonomy called
"browseby" and then just remove the regular category base.

On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Haluk Karamete <halukkaramete at gmail.com>wrote:

> In addition to this question, I'd like to add the following too.
>
> When I change the "category" base or remove it all together, what happens
> to the register_taxonomy function. does get_taxonomies('','names') still
> return "category" or does it return "browseBy"?
>
> does register_taxonomy and and a taxonomy base name is related?
>
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Haluk Karamete <halukkaramete at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Can I use the built-in category taxonomy as follows
> >  Media
> >  Audio
> > Pictures
> > Videos
> >  Articles
> > Apps
> > Audience
> >  Beginners
> > Intermediate
> > Advanced
> >  Featured
> > Main Headline
> > Slides
> >   Flagship
> >   Worth a look
> >   Not to miss
> >
> > and then I have the following url options
> >  mysite.com/browseBy/media
> > mySite.com/browseBy/media/audio
> >  or
> >  mysite.com/media
> > mySite.com/media/audio
> >  Can I achieve these URLs by simply changing category base to "BrowseBy"
> > (for the first two URL example) and then some time later totally removing
> > the base ( for the last two URL examples).
> >  Are there any technical issues with such changes?
> >  Yes. I'm aware of the SEO implications of such changes but we are not at
> > launch phase. Once we launch, we will obviously stick to the launch
> state.
> >
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