[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #33581: Use history.replaceState instead of 301 redirects for canonical urls

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#33581: Use history.replaceState instead of 301 redirects for canonical urls
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 Reporter:  peterwilsoncc           |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement             |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Canonical               |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch 2nd-        |     Focuses:  javascript, performance
  opinion                           |
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Changes (by johnbillion):

 * keywords:  needs-patch => needs-patch 2nd-opinion


Comment:

 I really like this idea, but I wonder whether it's going to cause problems
 for things like automated QA tools which crawl sites and ensure that
 redirects are working as expected.

 We'll also need some concrete advice about SEO impact.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/33581#comment:3>
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