This was the code I added and then removed:
I’m sorry, the portfolio items can’t be given page templates and made full width. You can however, create separate pages for each item.

In your portfolio items, you can set a “Project Link” and place a link to the page you created. This is usually meant for linking to an external source

Next, add this to the functions.php of your child theme.

This code will make that portfolio item directly link to the “Project Link” instead of the portfolio item page.

add_filter( ‘post_type_link’, ‘x_remap_portfolio_permalink_to_project_link’, 10, 4);

function x_remap_portfolio_permalink_to_project_link($post_link, $post, $leavename, $sample) {

if (‘x-portfolio’ == $post->post_type) {
$custom = get_post_custom($post->id);

if (isset($custom[‘_x_portfolio_project_link’]) && $custom[‘_x_portfolio_project_link’][0]!=”)
return $custom[‘_x_portfolio_project_link’][0];
}

return $post_link;
}
EDIT: I’d like to add a bit more info here, as this workaround has been referred to in other topics.

The code above will change the link of the portfolio items. So when you click an item from the portfolio page, it will send you directly to the custom link. This helps if you want a more unique layout that can only be created using a page, or if you want an external link directly.

After adding the code, you should do this:

1. Create your portfolio items.
2. For each portfolio item, create a new page to present the unique layout you would like.
3. After creating a page, view it, and copy the link
3. Edit the portfolio item, and paste the link into the “Custom URL” field.

Now when you view the portfolio page, clicking an item will send you directly to the set URL.

But, can you still help me with my original question? Will the above code work to do what I want to do, and if so , could you show me exactly where to place it in the child theme functions.php file to make sure I do it correctly?
Many thanks and sorry for such a long thread of questions.
Michele

Thanks for writing in!

Do you wish to redirect your single portfolio item page to another URL? If so, you can review this thread: https://theme.co/x/member/forums/topic/directing-an-item-in-portfolio-to-a-page/#post-36075

Thanks!

so, when you go to the portfolio page and click on the portfolio item sierra farm it still goes back to the portfolio item as opposed going to the test page I created. Have I done something wrong? I need the permalink on the front of the item on the portfolio page to go directly to another page, not go to the portfolio item first.

Does that make sense?
Michele

therefore cutting out the visit to the single portfolio item page.
Is this possible?
Thank you in advance
Michele

The Code provided in this post https://theme.co/x/member/forums/topic/directing-an-item-in-portfolio-to-a-page/#post-36075 works just fine. I have tested it on my localhost and it’s working just as expected. You might have missed something. Try re-pasting the code again carefully in your child theme’s functions.php file then you will need to create a custom field to add the custom link. Make sure you save the custom field. Once it’s done it will work properly.

Let us know how this goes!

thank you
Michele

Just append that code on the bottom of your child theme’s functions.php file

Then do this on the portfolio’s custom field

Yes, it should directly link to the relative link you assigned on custom field.

Hope this shed some lights. Cheers!