Similar tags can't co-exist

  • I found that if you have 2 tags that are very similar, only the one added first will survive.

    As an example, let’s say you have the tag “jumping jack”. It will save just fine. But now, try adding “jumping-jack” and it will fail. If you add “jumping-jack” first, then “jumping jack” will fail.

    I think this is a bug. Can anyone else replicate this on version 3.9.1?

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Tags don’t actually have spaces under the hood, they use a dash instead, so “jumping jack” and “jumping-jack” are actually the same tag.

    Thread Starter humanlawnmower

    (@humanlawnmower)

    Is it generally the case for blogs that there is no distinction between spaces and dashes? Is this something that could be changed, or are there good reasons for keeping it this way?

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    It has been that way since WordPress began using tags years ago, and I doubt it will ever change.

    Hi,
    It is not a wordpress issue. You should never use spaces or special characters in web developpment. Is is as simple as that.
    Try to use underscores instead of spaces and everything should work nicely.

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