[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #6437: Media Library file permalink

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#6437: Media Library file permalink
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 Reporter:  SpencerLavery           |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect                  |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal                  |    Milestone:  2.6      
Component:  General                 |      Version:  2.5      
 Severity:  major                   |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  permalink, media, slug  |  
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Changes (by SpencerLavery):

  * severity:  normal => major

Comment:

 I wasn't aware that they had a higher priority than page slugs - that does
 seem odd. They don't seem to slot into the URL Rewrite structure very well
 at all currently. You're correct in suggesting that they should have their
 own seperate URL base such as "attachment" - I would personally prefer
 "media" but I'm sure it should be changeable. I would prefer it as:

 www.sitename.com/media/file.jpg

 Losing the page/post name from the URL entirely, as with the old-style
 file uploads (typically "/wp-content/uploads/"). Because we should be able
 to add a media file to multiple pages and posts and have each media file
 retain its own orginal permalink for SEO purposes and to keep comments
 consistent.

 An aside- how does the media file's permalink overwrite a Page's permalink
 with a default permalink structure? Surely the post-name in the media
 file's permalink shouldn't prevent that?

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