[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #65042: Alter Attachment page slug behaviour

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#65042: Alter Attachment page slug behaviour
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 Reporter:  namith.jawahar     |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement        |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Posts, Post Types  |    Version:
 Severity:  minor              |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                     |
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 Since files in the media library are stored as post types, each media file
 uploaded takes a unique slug with it matching its file name which is then
 used to create the attachment page url.

 The problem is that this seldom used page hogs slugs which can’t be used
 in other post types like pages, posts, public custom post types etc.

 Eg : If I upload an image named “Planet X” I cannot have a page /planet-x
 page anymore as that slug is taken by the image page (which is again
 rarely used)

 There is no straight forward way to recover this slug back too as media
 library is not represented as a post type in the admin UI.

 I propose that media slugs be appended by an alphanumeric string on file
 upload to avoid hogging valuable slugs from other public post types.

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