I hope this will work for you 😀
function mf_post_link( $permalink, $post, $leavename ) {
if( $post->post_type != 'post' ) return $permalink;
// if no category, the filter is deactivated
$cats = get_the_category($post->ID);
if( ! count($cats) ) return $permalink;
usort($cats, '_usort_terms_by_ID'); // order by ID
$category_object = apply_filters( 'post_link_category', $cats[0], $cats, $post );
$category_object = get_term( $category_object, 'category' );
$parent = $category_object->parent;
// if no father, the filter is deactivated
if ( !$parent ) return;
$category_parent = get_term( $parent, 'category' );
// if the parent is not uncategorized, the filter is deactivated
if( $category_parent->slug != 'uncategorized' ) return $permalink;
return str_replace('uncategorized/', '', $permalink);
}
add_filter( 'post_link', 'mf_post_link', 9, 3 );
EDIT:
if the post is category “uncategorized” or child of “uncategorized” as the main category, change the permalink rule of “/%category%/%postname%” to “/%postname%”
function my_pre_post_link( $permalink, $post, $leavename ) {
if( $post->post_type != 'post' ) return $permalink;
$cats = get_the_category($post->ID);
if( ! count($cats) ) return $permalink;
usort($cats, '_usort_terms_by_ID');
$category_object = apply_filters( 'post_link_category', $cats[0], $cats, $post );
$category_object = get_term( $category_object, 'category' );
return _clear_uncategorized($category_object, $permalink);
}
function _clear_uncategorized($cat, $permalink) {
if( $cat->slug == 'uncategorized' ) {
return str_replace('%category%/', '', $permalink);
}
$parent = $cat->parent;
if ( !$parent )
return $permalink;
return _clear_uncategorized($parent, $permalink);
}
add_filter( 'pre_post_link', 'my_pre_post_link', 9, 3 );