[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29201: File versioning should not use query strings, but rename the filename to allow caching

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#29201: File versioning should not use query strings, but rename the filename to
allow caching
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 Reporter:  benoitchantre  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:
Component:  Script Loader  |     Version:  3.9.1
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:                 |     Focuses:  performance
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Comment (by dd32):

 > Which browsers are affected?
 Any browser which respects a server-sent expiry, noting that WordPress
 doesn't send those, but rather the sever configurations.

 > What/Who may configure *by mistake* WP to set a too-large expire time?
 WordPress developers and users are not the ones who configure the server
 in most cases. Many WordPress sites get installed behind a CDN (the user
 may not even realise that, or might not understand the implications of
 it), etc.

 It's also not uncommon (unfortunately) to find a declaration such as
 `ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 30 days"` on some preconfigured
 servers, which the end-user can't modify.

 WordPress is rarely run in a scenario where the configuration of all the
 moving parts is perfect, that's why WordPress "just works" almost anywhere
 - it's amazing for an end-user, yet also introduces extra restrictions
 upon what we (the WordPress project) can reasonably do.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/29201#comment:9>
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