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Rewrite API/generate rewrite rules

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Generate rewrite rules from a permalink structure.

This is NOT a global function, but a method of the WP_Rewrite() class.

This function is located in wp-includes/rewrite.php

Filter: root_rewrite_rules - Filters the rewrite rules generated for the root of your weblog.
Filter: post_rewrite_rules - Filters the rewrite rules generated for permalink URLs.
Filter: page_rewrite_rules - Filters the rewrite rules generated for your Pages.
Filter: date_rewrite_rules - Filters the rewrite rules generated for dated archive URLs.
Filter: search_rewrite_rules - Filters the rewrite rules generated for search URLs.
Filter: comments_rewrite_rules - Filters the rewrite rules generated for the latest comment feed URLs.
Filter: author_rewrite_rules - Filters the rewrite rules generated for author archive URLs.
Filter: rewrite_rules_array - Filters all the rewrite rules at once.
Filter: {$permastruct}_rewrite_rules - Can be used to create or modify rewrite rules for any custom permastructs, such as taxonomies or custom post types.
Action: generate_rewrite_rules - Runs after all the rules have been created.

add_rewrite_tag() - Can be used to allow WordPress to recognize custom variables (particularly custom querystring variables).
add_rewrite_rule() - Allows you to specify new, custom rewrite rules.
add_rewrite_endpoint() - Add a new endpoint like /trackback/
flush_rules() - Regenerate the rewrite rules and save them to the database.
flush_rewrite_rules() - Remove rewrite rules and then recreate rewrite rules.
generate_rewrite_rules() - Generates rewrite rules from a permalink structure
add_permastruct() - Add a new permastruct
add_feed()- Add a new feed type like /atom1/

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