[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #52998: Add a filter to paginate_links to allow bypassing merging query params

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#52998: Add a filter to paginate_links to allow bypassing merging query params
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 Reporter:  jonoaldersonwp  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General         |     Version:
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  seo             |     Focuses:  performance
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Comment (by antonvlasenko):

 > Alternatively:
 > The filter could define a list of allowed/expected query params, or;
 > The filter could restrict valid params to only include registered query
 vars.

 I like the alternative approach you described above.
 IMO allowing to short circuit/bypass the query logic may not be enough.  A
 more flexible approach is better as it will enable fine-tuning the query
 parameters depending on the needs of a particular plugin.
 Speaking of implementation, I'd add 2 filters:
 1. The first filter would be right before this line:
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/5.7/src/wp-includes/general-
 template.php#L4215; it would allow filtering `$args['add_args']` values.
 2. The second filter would be before this line:
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/5.7/src/wp-includes/general-
 template.php#L4212. The second filter would allow filtering
 `$url_query_args`  variable. It would allow to control which values get
 merged to the $args[‘add_args’] array.

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