How to remove parent category from child category url using wordpress rewrite rule?

Please check if any of the solutions work for you. There are a few ways we can try to achieve this.

Through WP Permalinks
Go to Settings >> Permalinks and select Custom and enter: /%category%/%postname%/
Next set your Category Base to .

Through Yoast Plugin
Go to Yoast SEO
Select advanced
Click on the tab permalinks at the top
Check Strip the category base (usually /category/) from the category URL

Use Remove Category Url Plugin

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