“-2” added to original post URL

  • Resolved maverickdev

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    4 years, 10 months ago

    We’re having this problem again where original post URLs are getting automatically modified to include a “-2” at the end when an update draft is being created. The update draft also is getting an “-2” added without “update” being added, despite the automatic prefix activated in settings and the prefix being including in the title when the duplication happens.

    When we tried to delete the “-2” from the original post’s URL, it was not allowed.

    When we went into the update draft and added “update-” to the beginning of the URL (as was supposed to have been done automatically), the “-2” was automatically removed from the original post URL and it was restored to normal.

    Our settings for Duplicate Post have Slug unchecked as an element to copy.

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  • We are also having the same issue with the -2 being added to the original post’s URL. Any updates on this issue?

    I have a similiar problem:
    The cloned article gets the identical slug in the database as the original (should be unique!). This visible in the database and in the Backend > Posts List View > Quick Edit.
    But in the Post-Edit interface WordPress SHOWS me an “-2” at the end of the slug, but this wont get saved as long as the clone stays a draft (not published).

    On my website the Post-output will then be broken: as a logged-in admin I can see a stacked output (marked as draft): first the draft, then the original post, all in one page.
    Logged out as a visitor, I get an 404 not found (because visitors cant see drafts)

    I guess the plugin should allways add an extension to the cloned slug for safety reasons!

    Quick Workaround: disable the cloning of the permalink in the plugins Settings, deactivate the Option “copy slug”

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