[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29201: File versioning should not use query strings, but rename the filename to allow caching

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#29201: File versioning should not use query strings, but rename the filename to
allow caching
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 Reporter:  benoitchantre  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:
Component:  Script Loader  |     Version:  3.9.1
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:                 |     Focuses:  performance
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Comment (by drzraf):

 For reference:

 https://github.com/w3c/preload/issues/68
 > Add support for cache busting via etag header

 https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21935
 > Apache ability to cache query-string-striped (mod_rewrite) URL:


 But before such a feature lands (and this could take while if ever), I'd
 still hope that WP core stop doing cache-busting at all. Could dev' reopen
 and reconsider?

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