Redirect To Parameter Issue

### Common Causes and Solutions:
1. **URL Parameter Encoding Issue**
– Ensure the `redirect_to` parameter is properly URL-encoded:

https://directory.aphasia.org/focus_admin/?redirect_to=%2Fwp-admin%2Fadmin.php%3Fpage%3Dgd-settings%26tab%3Dclaims

Use `%2F` for `/` and `%3D` for `=`.

2. **Security Plugins Interfering**
– Security plugins or redirect filters might strip certain query parameters. Disable any security-related plugin temporarily and test again.

3. **Custom Code or Hooks**
– If you have custom functions in `functions.php` or a plugin filtering the `redirect_to` parameter, verify those filters:

add_filter('redirect_to', function($redirect_to) {
         // Modify redirect if necessary
         return $redirect_to;
     });

4. **Conflicting Plugins**
– A plugin related to redirects or user sessions may override the `redirect_to` parameter. Try disabling plugins related to redirects or claims one by one to find conflicts.

5. **Missing Input Field**
– If the input field for `redirect_to` is missing from the admin page:
– Check if there’s a theme or plugin that modifies the settings page structure.
– Manually verify with browser Developer Tools (F12 > Network or DOM Inspector).

6. **CORS or Admin Security Policy**
– If the URL structure comes from a different domain or subdomain, WordPress may block it for security reasons. Ensure you’re using the correct domain.

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### Debugging Steps:
1. Open the browser console (F12 > Network) and inspect the request.
2. Confirm that the `redirect_to` query parameter is present and intact.
3. Temporarily disable any redirect or caching plugin.
4. Test the same URL structure on another environment or a default theme (like Twenty Twenty-Four).

Let me know which of these steps you’ve tried, and we can further narrow down the issue!

focus_admin/?redirect_to=%2Fwp-admin%2Fusers.php%3Fpage%3Duserwp-user-approval

### Breakdown:
– `/` → `%2F`
– `?` → `%3F`
– `=` → `%3D`

Let me know if you need any further assistance!

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### Usage:

$path = get_stylesheet_directory();
echo $path;

For example, this might output:

/var/www/html/wp-content/themes/your-child-theme

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### Key Notes:
1. **Difference Between `get_template_directory()` and `get_stylesheet_directory()`**:
– `get_template_directory()` always returns the path of the **parent theme**.
– `get_stylesheet_directory()` returns the path of the **child theme** if one is active, otherwise the parent theme.

2. **When to Use**:
– Use `get_stylesheet_directory()` to include or reference files from the child theme.
– Use `get_template_directory()` if you specifically need files from the parent theme.

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### Example:
Including a file from the child theme:

require_once get_stylesheet_directory() . '/includes/custom-functions.php';

Loading a CSS file in a child theme:

function custom_enqueue_styles() {
    wp_enqueue_style('child-theme-style', get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/style.css');
}
add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', 'custom_enqueue_styles');

Let me know if you need further clarification! 😊