Automattic / Automattic/babble
Sometimes slugs get stuck on child posts
- Dominant language
- PHP
- Stars
- 250
- Forks
- 44
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
When editing German language content in the FSD site I came across this situation:
A parent and child post of `post_type` `principle_de_de` which have the same `post_name` and which wouldn't allow the `post_name` to be edited by changing the slug below the title in the admin edit UI. I changed the `post_name` in the DB, flushed the object cache, and it now seems fine.
One to keep an eye on.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the German-language FSD case with parent and child posts of post_type principle_de_de sharing a post_name. Inspect the admin slug field behavior and the object-cache state before and after editing; done means identifying why the slug becomes uneditable and confirming a reliable fix that prevents the duplicate-slug condition.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- php, wordpress
- Domain
- backend, content
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100