[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #1298: WP does not force category slugs to be unique

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#1298: WP does not force category slugs to be unique
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 Reporter:  MC_incubus    |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  General       |     Version:  1.5.1
 Severity:  minor         |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  bg|tested     |     Focuses:
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Comment (by sheebaloo):

 You're right — category slugs should be unique to prevent overlapping
 queries like /category/foo/music/ pulling in posts from
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 Adding a validation check during category creation or edit to detect
 duplicate slugs (and either auto-append a suffix or alert the user) would
 improve both data consistency and UX.
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