[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39833: WP accepts multiple hyphens in URL's without redirecting

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#39833: WP accepts multiple hyphens in URL's without redirecting
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 Reporter:  ivantipov     |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Canonical     |     Version:  4.7.2
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch   |     Focuses:
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Changes (by swissspidy):

 * keywords:   => needs-patch
 * component:  General => Canonical


Comment:

 SEO isn't a problem because of `<link rel="canonical"` tags. Google will
 see it as 1 URL.

 @rinkuyadav999 The plugin is irrelevant.

 To reproduce:

 1. Create a new post with title "Foo Bar". The slug will be "foo-bar"
 2. Visit `example.com/foo----bar/`

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