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75 open tickets in the Canonical component

75 open tickets	defect (bug)	enhancement
	24	2
5.7	3	0
Awaiting Review	22	5
Future Release	15	4

75 open tickets. Last 7 days: +0 tickets

11 tickets that have no replies

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#18385 Canonical redirections not suited for Queries with multiple query vars and "pretty permalinks" in general
#36873 Canonical redirect code does opposite of comment, breaks script when home_url starts with httpsHTTPS HTTPS is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is the secure version of HTTP, the protocol over which data is sent between your browser and the website that you are connected to. The 'S' at the end of HTTPS stands for 'Secure'. It means all communications between your browser and the website are encrypted. This is especially helpful for protecting sensitive data like banking information.
#43249 Redirection issue with Japanese characters in query string on static front pageStatic Front Page A WordPress website can have a dynamic blog-like front page, or a “static front page” which is used to show customized content. Typically this is the first page you see when you visit a site url, like wordpress.org for example.
#44559 Alias redirected when page is set as a homepage
#44899 redirect_canonical redirects to another URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org when it should not
#45687 URL params get lost because of canonical redirect on static front page
#50065 Load balancers forwarding host headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. with port and redirect loopLoop The Loop is PHP code used by WordPress to display posts. Using The Loop, WordPress processes each post to be displayed on the current page, and formats it according to how it matches specified criteria within The Loop tags. Any HTML or PHP code in the Loop will be processed on each post. https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop.
#50506 PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher warning appearing in 404 page and 'post_type' query var is Array
#51508 Fix for canonical.php
#51733 redirect_canonical unneeded redirect
#51916 Incorrect URL encoding and redirect in redirect_canonical

3 tickets slated for 5.7

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#12456 Canonical URL redirect issue with post_id/postname permalink structure
#28081 Do a canonical redirect for pages when query var 'paged' is set
#50163 Perform a canonical redirect when paginated states of the front page are not found

75 open tickets

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