[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #62777: Force a 404 when no sitemap provider is found

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#62777: Force a 404 when no sitemap provider is found
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 Reporter:  romainmrhenry                        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
                                                 |  Review
Component:  General                              |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests has-        |     Focuses:
  screenshots                                    |
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Changes (by ozgursar):

 * keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests needs-testing => has-patch has-unit-
     tests has-screenshots


Comment:

 == Test Report
 === Description
 This report validates whether the indicated patch works as expected.

 Patch tested: https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/8085

 === Environment
 - WordPress: 7.0-alpha-61215-src
 - PHP: 8.2.29
 - Server: nginx/1.29.4
 - Database: mysqli (Server: 8.4.7 / Client: mysqlnd 8.2.29)
 - Browser: Chrome 143.0.0.0
 - OS: macOS
 - Theme: Twenty Twenty-Five 1.4
 - MU Plugins: None activated
 - Plugins:
   * Classic Editor 1.6.7
   * Test Reports 1.2.1

 === Steps to Reproduce
 1. Settings > Permalinks > Choose Post name and Save Changes
 2. Visit /wp-sitemap-foo-1.xml (E.g.: http://localhost:8889/wp-sitemap-
 foo-1.xml)
 3. 404 page is not displayed
 4. Repeat the same for Plain to test /?sitemap=foo

 === Actual Results
 1.  ✅ Issue resolved with patch for /wp-sitemap-foo-1.xml
 2. http://localhost:8889/wp-sitemap-foo-1.xml displays 404 page (When
 permalink set to Post Name)
 3. http://localhost:8889/?sitemap=foo displays 404 page (When permalink
 set to Plain)

 === Additional Notes
 - I tested both URLs with Permalinks set to Plain and Post name.
 - I didn't test other Permalink scenarios.

 === Supplemental Artifacts
 ||= Before =||= After =||
 || [[Image(https://files.catbox.moe/zuwgns.png)]] ||
 [[Image(https://files.catbox.moe/if0475.png)]] ||

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