Redirects the new post page to the classic post page
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// ==UserScript==
// @name WordPress.com edit post redirects
// @namespace tpenguinltg
// @description Redirects the new post page to the classic post page
// @include https://wordpress.com/post*
// @include https://wordpress.com/page*
// @version 1.2.2
// @homepageURL https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/8581-wordpress-com-edit-post-redirects
// @homepageURL https://github.com/tpenguinltg/wpcom-edit-post-redirect.user.js
// @grant none
// @license MPLv2.0; http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
// @copyright 2015, tPenguinLTG (http://tpenguinltg.wordpress.com/)
// @run-at document-start
// ==/UserScript==
// Based on function by dystroy. From http://stackoverflow.com/a/14388512
function fetchJSONFile(path, callback, fallback) {
var httpRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
httpRequest.onreadystatechange = function() {
if (httpRequest.readyState === 4) {
if (httpRequest.status === 200) {
var data = JSON.parse(httpRequest.responseText);
if (callback) callback(data);
}//if
else {
if(fallback) fallback();
}//end if
}//end if
};//end onreadystatechange()
httpRequest.open('GET', path);
httpRequest.send();
}//end fetchJSONFile
/**
* Scrapes the loaded page for the link to the classic editor.
*/
function scrapeClassicLink() {
// scrape the edit URL from the page when the DOM has finished loading
window.onload=function() {
var classicLink=document.getElementsByClassName("switch-to-classic")[0].children[0].href;
window.location.replace(classicLink);
}; //end window.onload
}//end scrapeClassicLink
/**
* Sets up a redirect using the given parsed API data.
*/
function apiRedirect(data) {
// if not a private blog and is not Jetpack-enabled, redirect using API
if(!data.error && !data.jetpack) {
var postURL;
//new post
if(postid == "new") {
postURL=data.URL+"/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type="+postType;
}//if
//existing post
else {
postURL=data.URL+"/wp-admin/post.php?post="+postid+"&action=edit";
}//end if
//redirect
window.location.replace(postURL);
}//if
// else this is a private blog or is Jetpack-enabled
else {
scrapeClassicLink();
}//end if
}//end apiRedirect
// start
// gather information from URL
var parsedUrl=window.location.pathname.match(/(post|page)(\/(\d+)\/(\d+|new))?/);
var postType=parsedUrl[1];
var blogid=parsedUrl[3];
var postid=parsedUrl[4];
// if no blog given
if(!blogid) {
scrapeClassicLink();
}// if
else {
// Redirect to post URL based on API results
// API docs: https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/
fetchJSONFile("https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1/sites/"+blogid, apiRedirect, scrapeClassicLink);
}//end if