[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12911: Use same slug in different taxonomies

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#12911: Use same slug in different taxonomies
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 Reporter:  scribu       |       Owner:  filosofo
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  3.1     
Component:  Taxonomy     |     Version:          
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:          
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Comment(by scribu):

 I now see that unique terms are enforced at the schema level (in
 wp_terms):

 From IRC:

 {{{
         <rboren>        If it involves changing the schema it will
 probably never, ever happen. :-)
         <scribu>        it doesn't necessarily involve changing the schema
         <scribu>        just some changes to wp_unique_term_slug() and
 probably to wp_insert_term()
         <scribu>        btw, why are you guys so adamant about keeping the
 schema?
         <rboren>        Because it was hell to change to the current one
 for taxonomy.
         <rboren>        MU sites were painful to move over.
         <rboren>        And the current schema is the way it is mainly for
 MU sites.
         <rboren>        Canonical slugs across taxonomies was a
 requirement, at the time.
         <rboren>        Which led to some less than nice slug juggling for
 hierarchical taxonomies.
         <rboren>        That's the main part people don't like, the slug
 mangling for subcats.
         <rboren>        Those who were around for the great taxonomy war
 still bear scars. :-)
 }}}

 I now see that this constraint would have to be removed at the schema
 level, from wp_terms:

 {{{UNIQUE KEY slug (slug)}}}

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