[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #42844: issuing 301 redirects for any url that has () at the end

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#42844: issuing 301 redirects for any url that has () at the end
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 Reporter:  scottjbeck    |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |    Version:  4.9.1
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 If I have a URL like:

 /any-dam-url()

 it returns 301 redirect to

 /any-dam-url

 this seems to have started with wordpress 4.9, as this behavior is not
 seen in 4.7.8 and 4.8.4 (as tested)

 If this is intentional new behavior, how do we work around this change?

 Live example:
 https://greensock.com/docs/TweenMax/delay()

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