Skip Category and Tag Pages With Only One Post
Sends visitors straight to the post when a category or tag archive contains just one post, saving them a pointless extra click.
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Code
add_action( 'template_redirect', function () {
global $wp_query;
if ( ! ( is_category() || is_tag() ) || is_paged() || is_feed() ) {
return;
}
if ( 1 === (int) $wp_query->found_posts && ! empty( $wp_query->posts[0] ) ) {
wp_safe_redirect( get_permalink( $wp_query->posts[0] ), 302 );
exit;
}
} );Notes
Uses a temporary redirect, so the archive works normally again as soon as a second post is added.
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