[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #59283: Block Editor: Edit permalink slug for posts is only possible after clicking "save as draft"

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#59283: Block Editor: Edit permalink slug for posts is only possible after clicking
"save as draft"
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 Reporter:  youknowriad             |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)            |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  6.4
Component:  Editor                  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by hellofromTonya):

 This ticket isn't ready yet. [https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-
 develop/pull/5138 The discussion is still happening the patch], i.e. how
 to solve it and what the impacts might be.

 The proposed fix is a starting point for discussion:
 >I'm not entirely certain about this fix as it's a bit low level, would
 appreciate a review from folks familiar with this.

 There are concerns about [https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-
 develop/pull/5138#discussion_r1317745574 unknown potential regressions
 that the change might make harder to identify]:
 > > ...
 > > I'm not entirely certain about all the consequences here
 >
 > Yep, thinking this is not such a good idea. It might result is some
 "unexplained" regressions in other unexpected code/places as (as far as I
 see) that deals with post caching.
 >
 > Permalinks for non-published posts are a tricky thing. They are
 considered "temporary" as they may become unavailable by the time the post
 is published. On top of that the users can edit them. Generally auto-draft
 posts should never have a permalink as these posts "don't exist" in the
 real sense. They are simply placeholders indicating a possible intention
 to maybe have a post with that ID :)

 And it needs discovery of the differences between posts and pages:
 >And why do we have a different behavior for pages? For pages, it's
 possible to set the slugs right away and this functions returns the right
 permalink right away. This is something I was not able to track down.

 It would be hopeful for any contributors with deep expertise in this area
 could take a look and offer insights.

 For now, `dev-feedback` keyword is appropriate to flag more responses from
 those in the know.

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