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Nested Blog Posts

by Yaver Abbas

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Description

Nested Blog Posts makes the built-in Posts post type behave more like Pages:

  • Adds a Parent dropdown to Posts.
  • Generates hierarchical permalinks like /parent/child/ (supports unlimited depth).
  • Routes nested URLs correctly so you don’t get 404s or forced redirects to /child/.

This plugin does not contact external servers and does not collect user data.

How to use

  1. Enable the plugin (Settings Nested Blog Posts Enabled).
  2. Create a Parent blog post (a normal Post).
  3. Create a Child blog post and set its Parent in the editor sidebar (Post Parent).
  4. To create a deeper tree, set the new post’s Parent to the previous child.
    Example: /parent/child/grandchild/
  5. If you disable the feature later, the plugin automatically refreshes rewrite rules and WordPress will fall back to normal post behavior.
  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/nested-blog-posts/ directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen.
  2. Activate Nested Blog Posts through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
  3. Go to Settings Nested Blog Posts and ensure it’s Enabled.
Will my old /child/ URLs still work?

Yes. WordPress will typically redirect old single-level URLs to the new hierarchical permalink.

Can this conflict with Pages or taxonomies?

It can if you use the exact same path for a Page or taxonomy route. The plugin will not override a published Page at the same full path, but you should avoid slug collisions.

How do I debug?

As an admin, add ?wwhry_nbp_debug=1 to a nested URL and check the response headers in DevTools Network.

1.0.0

  • Initial release.
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