[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #6595: Editing permalink/post slug does not provide expected results

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#6595: Editing permalink/post slug does not provide expected results
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 Reporter:  synapsestudios  |       Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect          |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  2.5.1    
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  2.5      
 Severity:  normal          |    Keywords:           
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 I create and publish a post in uncategorized named Test, the permalink is:
 http://www.example.com/uncategorized/test/

 I then create and publish an identical post, the permalink is:
 http://www.example.com/uncategorized/test-2/

 So far, so good.

 When I go to edit the second post, and try to edit the permalink such that
 the slug is simply "test", it allows me to Save that without providing any
 warning.  It also shows the permalink as
 http://www.example.com/uncategorized/test/

 Expected Result: When saving the duplicate slug, I would want it to notify
 me that it was unable to do so and then display the original
 permalink/slug.

 Another scenario that relates to the functionality of the edit permalink's
 Save button is as follows:
 Using the same scenario as above, but this time instead of changing test-2
 to "test" I change it to "test-3" (a unique slug).  I hit the Save button
 that is next to the Permalink and then leave the page.  The changes,
 however, are not really saved at this point.

 Expected Result:  If it isn't actually saving anything, it shouldn't say
 "Save" or it should at least warn me that leaving the page would lose my
 changes.

 I think if the Save button for the Permalink made an AJAX call, it could
 solve both of these problems.  It could check if the slug was a duplicate
 and save it and the post right away if it was, otherwise it could trigger
 a notice to the user.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/6595>
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