[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #15619: General Settings Tab Not Allowing trailing URL slash to be stored in Site & WordPress address (URL)

[WordPress Trac]

#15619: General Settings Tab Not Allowing trailing URL slash to be stored in Site &
WordPress address (URL)
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 Reporter:  dsquared                                          |        Owner:          
     Type:  defect (bug)                                      |       Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                                            |    Milestone:          
Component:  General                                           |      Version:          
 Severity:  normal                                            |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:  general settings, trailing URL slash not storing  |  
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Changes (by dsquared):

  * status:  closed => reopened
  * resolution:  wontfix =>


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:1 dd32]:
 > This is the expected behaviour. The path is not supposed to include the
 trailing slash, the slash is added to links automatically.


 Actually it is not normal and a trailing lash is the typical seen around
 the web. It is also the typical anticipated behavior as WordPress allows
 the storage of these slashes across other parts of the site - Blogroll,
 etc. Consistency in data formats are highly important.

 It also causes a serious SEO issue as the URL and the years of links
 pointing to it have the trailing slash via a 301.

 Thank you for reconsidering this request.

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