[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #11863: Trashed items interfere with page/post slug generation

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#11863: Trashed items interfere with page/post slug generation
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 Reporter:  Denis-de-Bernardy        |        Owner:                
     Type:  enhancement              |       Status:  reopened      
 Priority:  normal                   |    Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Trash                    |      Version:  2.9           
 Severity:  normal                   |   Resolution:                
 Keywords:  needs-patch ux-feedback  |  
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Comment(by JohnONolan):

 If "about" is in trash, then /about/ redirects to /about-2/ - which as I
 understand it is the canonical component kicking in.

 If this is fixed and the canoncial component doesn't kick in, then the old
 permalink of /about/ will simply 404.

 If the former is true then the permalink preservation is meaningless
 because the user is served a new (wrong/unexpected) page. If the latter is
 true then the permalink preservation is meaningless because the user ends
 up with no page at all, and all search engine rankings + external links
 die.

 Lose/Lose?

 I'm not saying the previous decision is wrong (not getting involved) but,
 based on the above, I don't think the current system is right.

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