Scheduled posts using the Rewrite & Republish feature in Yoast Duplicate Post show as a 404 for Jetpack email subscribers and ConvertKit

Issue moved from GitHub: https://yoast.atlassian.net/browse/IM-874
Reporter: Michael Brian Tina

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Please give us a description of what happened

When you use the Rewrite & Republish feature in Yoast Duplicate Post v4.1.1 and schedule a post, once the post has been republished, those subscribed through email (via Jetpack) receive an email of the new post. The URL in the email leads to a 404.

I tried testing this on one of my websites initially (disabling all plugins except for Jetpack and reverting to a default WordPress theme) and created a new post and published it normally. On one of my subscribed email addresses, I then received an email linking to the new post. It was showing the /?p=208 URL but when clicked on, it loaded the post just fine.

I then used the Rewrite & Republish feature on the same post and scheduled it for a few minutes later. Once it republished, I then received another email from Jetpack linking to the modified post.

However, when you click on the URL, it loads a 404 instead of the correct post.

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Expected results

To show the correct link on the email

Actual results

For websites that use the Jetpack email subscription, their users would receive a 404 instead of a link to the post, which would affect their experience as a subscriber.

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Start by reproducing Rewrite & Republish with a scheduled post and email subscriptions through Jetpack and ConvertKit, comparing the normal publication URL with the republished one. No source files or tests are named, so trace the generated subscriber links from the reproduction. Done means both services receive a URL that opens the correct post instead of a 404.