Wordpress: How do I convert a generated URL (permalink) to a pretty URL?

In a plugin, I am generating a paginated link to a category,

i.e. http://localhost/?cat=17&paged=5. The category is known by slug and id.

Is there a way to have this URL converted to the user defined "nice permalink" format,

i.e. http://localhost/category/foo/page/5?

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(Assuming we're running Wordpress 2.8/2.9+)

Edit: Since there are some misunderstandings about what I'm trying to achieve, here's what I have:

• The category ID
• The page number (i.e. the fifth page of that category's archive)

With these data I can create the URL to that page, which would be, for example, http://localhost/?cat=17&paged=5, and that works well. The problem is of a visual nature: If the user has pretty permalinks enabled, then this won't fit in very well. Question is: How do I get the correct, pretty permalink (i.e. http://localhost/category/foo/page/5) from (or for) the information I have?

Edit 2: Obviously if a user has pretty permalinks disabled, then there are no pretty permalinks. I know that, and that is really not subject of the question ... For the moment, let's just assume the user has an arbitrary permalink setting. I generate a link, and it should look like the user wants it to.

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Have you looked at the WP_Rewrite?

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My Wordpress installation (2.9.2) does this automatically - canonical URLs have been built into Wordpress for some time. Maybe your plugin is disabling this feature?

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I'm guessing you already figured it out but I just wanted to put this out for others. I think I understand your situation. If I've read your question correctly, changing admin permalink settings does not apply.

You can get the category ID then use get_category_link() function to get the 'pretty' permalink. Then append the pagination to the end.

You could explode the permalink to get the category ID and pagination number, then use the step above to put it together.

Is this what you were looking for?

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The correct way to generate the link would be to use get_category_link and add_query_arg

In your example, the following would work:

$category_link = add_query_arg( array('paged' => 5), get_category_link($category->term_id));

This will generate the URL and Wordpress will redirect to the correct page.

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check this page out, it explains pretty permalinks pretty good. http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks

You should find these settings in

Wordpress->Settings->Permalinks

I think

/%category%/%postname%

in the direction what you want

You can also try to redirect your url using htaccess, here are some examples:

[http://]perishablepress.com/press/2008/02/06/permalink-evolution-customize-and-optimize-your-dated-wordpress-permalinks/

Sorry darf bis jetzt nur ein link posten pfft... :-(

kind regards, Mahatmanich