wpengine · colinmurphy · Jun 3, 2025 · May 30, 2025 · May 30, 2025 · Jun 3, 2025
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ Post statuses are `publish`, `future`, `draft`, `pending`, `private`, `auto-draf
 Navigate in WP Admin to **Settings › HWP Previews**. For each public post type, configure:
 
 * **Enable HWP Previews** – Master switch
-* **Unique Post Slugs** – Force unique slugs for all post statuses in the post status config.
 * **Allow All Statuses as Parent** – (Hierarchical types only)
 * **Preview URL Template** – Custom URL with tokens like `{ID}`, `{slug}`
 * **Load Previews in Iframe** – Toggle iframe-based preview rendering

@@ -23,19 +23,11 @@ public function post_types_enabled( array $default_value = [] ): array;
 	public function url_template( string $post_type, string $default_value = '' ): string;
 
 	/**
-	 * If the post type post statuses should have unique slug for the post type.
+	 * It the specified post statuses should be allowed to be used as parent post statuses.
 	 *
 	 * @param string $post_type Post type slug.
 	 * @param bool   $default_value Default value.
 	 */
-	public function unique_post_slugs( string $post_type, bool $default_value = false ): bool;
-
-		/**
-		 * It the specified post statuses should be allowed to be used as parent post statuses.
-		 *
-		 * @param string $post_type Post type slug.
-		 * @param bool   $default_value Default value.
-		 */
 	public function post_statuses_as_parent( string $post_type, bool $default_value = false ): bool;
 
 	/**

@@ -65,13 +65,6 @@ public function get_settings_key_enabled(): string {
 		return 'enabled';
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Setting key for unique post slugs.
-	 */
-	public function get_settings_key_unique_post_slugs(): string {
-		return 'unique_post_slugs';
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Setting key for post-statuses as parent.
 	 */
@@ -100,11 +93,10 @@ public function get_settings_key_in_iframe(): string {
 	 */
 	public function get_settings_config(): array {
 		return apply_filters( 'hwp_previews_settings_group_settings_config', [
-			$this->get_settings_key_enabled()           => 'bool',
-			$this->get_settings_key_unique_post_slugs() => 'bool',
+			$this->get_settings_key_enabled()     => 'bool',
 			$this->get_settings_key_post_statuses_as_parent() => 'bool',
-			$this->get_settings_key_preview_url()       => 'string',
-			$this->get_settings_key_in_iframe()         => 'bool',
+			$this->get_settings_key_preview_url() => 'string',
+			$this->get_settings_key_in_iframe()   => 'bool',
 		] );
 	}
 

@@ -78,19 +78,6 @@ public function post_types_enabled( array $default_value = [] ): array {
 		return $default_value;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Get Unique Post Slugs setting value for the given post type.
-	 *
-	 * @param string $post_type The post type to get the setting for.
-	 * @param bool   $default_value The default value to return if the setting is not set.
-	 */
-	public function unique_post_slugs( string $post_type, bool $default_value = false ): bool {
-
-		$key = $this->settings_group->get_settings_key_unique_post_slugs();
-
-		return $this->settings_group->get_post_type_boolean_value( $key, $post_type, $default_value );
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Get Post Statuses as Parent setting value for the given post type.
 	 *

@@ -180,11 +180,6 @@ public static function create_settings_fields( string $post_type, string $label,
 			sprintf( __( 'Enable HWP Previews for %s', 'hwp-previews' ), $label ),
 			__( 'Turn preview functionality on or off for this public post type.', 'hwp-previews' )
 		);
-		$fields[] = new Checkbox_Field(
-			'unique_post_slugs',
-			__( 'Enable unique post slugs for all post statuses', 'hwp-previews' ),
-			__( 'By default WordPress adds unique post slugs to the published posts. This option enforces unique slugs for all post statuses.', 'hwp-previews' )
-		);
 
 		if ( $is_hierarchical ) {
 			$fields[] = new Checkbox_Field(

@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@
 namespace HWP\Previews\Hooks;
 
 use HWP\Previews\Admin\Settings\Helper\Settings_Helper;
-use HWP\Previews\Post\Data\Post_Data_Model;
 use HWP\Previews\Post\Parent\Post_Parent_Manager;
-use HWP\Previews\Post\Slug\Post_Slug_Manager;
-use HWP\Previews\Post\Slug\Post_Slug_Repository;
 use HWP\Previews\Post\Status\Contracts\Post_Statuses_Config_Interface;
 use HWP\Previews\Post\Status\Post_Statuses_Config;
 use HWP\Previews\Post\Type\Contracts\Post_Types_Config_Interface;
@@ -65,9 +62,6 @@ public static function add_hook_actions(): void {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		// Enable the unique post slug functionality.
-		add_filter( 'wp_insert_post_data', [ self::class, 'enable_unique_post_slug' ], 10, 2 );
-
 		// Enable post statuses as parent for the post types specified in the post-types config.
 		add_filter( 'page_attributes_dropdown_pages_args', [ self::class, 'enable_post_statuses_as_parent' ], 10, 1 );
 		add_filter( 'quick_edit_dropdown_pages_args', [ self::class, 'enable_post_statuses_as_parent' ], 10, 1 );
@@ -145,41 +139,6 @@ public static function get_post_statuses(): array {
 		return apply_filters( 'hwp_previews_hooks_post_statuses', $post_statuses );
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @TODO Remove as part of https://github.com/wpengine/hwptoolkit/issues/226
-	 *
-	 * @link https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/wp_insert_post_data/
-	 *
-	 * @param array<mixed> $data
-	 * @param array<mixed> $postarr
-	 *
-	 * @return array<mixed>
-	 */
-	public static function enable_unique_post_slug( array $data, array $postarr ): array {
-		$post = new WP_Post( new Post_Data_Model( $data, (int) ( $postarr['ID'] ?? 0 ) ) );
-
-		if ( null === self::$settings_helper || null === self::$types_config || null === self::$statuses_config ) {
-			return $data;
-		}
-
-		// Check if the correspondent setting is enabled.
-		if ( ! self::$settings_helper->unique_post_slugs( $post->post_type ) ) {
-			return $data;
-		}
-
-		$post_slug = ( new Post_Slug_Manager(
-			self::$types_config,
-			self::$statuses_config,
-			new Post_Slug_Repository()
-		) )->force_unique_post_slug( $post );
-
-		if ( ! empty( $post_slug ) ) {
-			$data['post_name'] = $post_slug;
-		}
-
-		return $data;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Enable post statuses as parent for the post types specified in the post types config.
 	 *