[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #5519: 301 redirects for new titles in HelpHub

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#5519: 301 redirects for new titles in HelpHub
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 Reporter:  estelaris    |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:
Component:  HelpHub      |  Resolution:
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Comment (by Otto42):

 For cases where the slug changes for a post, WordPress should handle this
 by itself, automatically, using the wp_old_slug_redirect() functionality
 built into the core. On slug change, the old slug should be saved into
 meta as _wp_old_slug and then the wp_old_slug_redirect() will kick in at
 template_redirect and send a 301 for that. WordPress has had this built in
 since 2.1.

 If it doesn't work, then we'd need an example to see why the _wp_old_slug
 meta isn't being set properly, or to adjust the post type code to handle
 it properly. So, my advice would be to try it on a page and see what
 happens, then we can adjust accordingly.

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