when changing group name, the slug is not changed

[k0rp0rate]

If you create a group, and after that you want to rename the group... There is no problem to do it, you can change, but the group slug will be not changed.

So all users can see FOREVER the old name of the group in the group slug.

I think this is a important and basic defect that must would be solved soon.

[MrMaz]

This is the intended behavior. If the slug is changed then all of the external links to that group will be broken. I think this would be an enhancement to create the ability to support the renaming of a slug while still routing from "old" slugs.

[k0rp0rate]

Ok, in that case, I think that the way WordPress gives the user a field below the post/page title to edit the slug when you're in the post/page edit screen, must be the way to use in BuddyPress to change (if you want) group slug easy and fast ;)

[DJPaul]

This will come "for free" when we use custom post types

[tislam100]

There is a plugin for this:
​http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-edit-group-slug/screenshots/

[DJPaul]

Still valid, we should probably store the old slug as meta, and do a 301 redirect; just like how WP handles changes to page slugs.

[boonebgorges]

Marked #2142 as duplicate

[Azinfiro]

What happens if a new group takes over the old name? Do they get a number appended to their slug?

[sooskriszta]

Replying to DJPaul:

This will come "for free" when we use custom post types

Do we plan to use CPTs?

[boonebgorges]

Do we plan to use CPTs?

No, but we should still do something like what DJPaul suggests ​https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1314#comment:9

[DJPaul]

We're closing this ticket because it has not received any contribution or comments for at least two years. We have decided that it is better to close tickets that are good ideas, which have not gotten (or are unlikely to get) contributions, rather than keep things open indefinitely. This will help us share a more realistic roadmap for BuddyPress with you.

Everyone very much appreciates the time and effort that you spent sharing your idea with us. On behalf of the entire BuddyPress team, thank you.

If you feel strongly that this enhancement should still be added to BuddyPress, and you are able to contribute effort towards it, we encourage you to re-open the ticket, or start a discussion about it in our Slack channel. Please consider that time has proven that good ideas without contributions do not get built.

For more information, see ​https://bpdevel.wordpress.com/2018/01/21/our-awaiting-contributions-milestone-contains/
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