[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64376: redirect_canonical() causes unnecessary 301 redirects for query string encoding variants (+ vs %20)
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#64376: redirect_canonical() causes unnecessary 301 redirects for query string
encoding variants (+ vs %20)
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Reporter: robbertvancaem | Owner: (none)
Type: defect (bug) | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.0
Component: Canonical | Version: 6.8.3
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: has-patch | Focuses: performance
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Changes (by westonruter):
* focuses: => performance
* milestone: Awaiting Review => 7.0
Comment:
I was able to reproduce the issue when accessing a static homepage.
I was not able to reproduce the issue when appending
`?utm_content=Hello+World` to a post permalink, however.
Tagging this as a performance defect because the redirect needlessly slows
down page loads.
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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64376#comment:2>
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