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Auto save appears to overwrite edits made on copied post #98556

Closed as duplicate of#40647
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Description

Context and steps to reproduce

Auto save appears to revert any post title changes of a newly copied post. Content does not appear to be affected. However, if you exit the editor and look at the list of drafts, you will see that the new post title was correctly saved.

To reproduce the issue:

  1. Copy a post.
  2. Edit the title of the new post.
  3. Either click on "Save draft" or wait for auto save.
  4. Exit the editor and check the drafts to see the new post title.
  5. Enter the editor for the new post and see that the changes were in fact saved.

Example of title reverting:
Original post's title: Testing Auto Save 01 add2
Attempted to change new post's title to: Testing Auto Save 02 Copy Post
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/de352987-1f24-4f8d-9239-0badfc0c46a0

Site owner impact

Between 20% and 60% of the total website/platform users

Severity

Moderate

What other impact(s) does this issue have?

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If a workaround is available, please outline it here.

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Simple, Atomic

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    Customer ReportIssues or PRs that were reported via Happiness. Previously known as "Happiness Request".Needs triageTicket needs to be triaged[Feature Group] Editor ExperienceFeatures related to Gutenberg integration on WordPress.com.[Feature] Post/Page EditorThe editor for editing posts and pages.[Pri] NormalSchedule for the next available opportuinity.[Product] WordPress.comAll features accessible on and related to WordPress.com.[Type] BugWhen a feature is broken and / or not performing as intended

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