getUniqueUrlTitle can generate titles which will throw DuplicateFriendlyURLEntryException

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 7.1.X, 7.2.X, Master
• Fix Version/s: 7.1.10 DXP FP17, 7.1.10.4 SP4, 7.1.X, 7.2.10 DXP FP5, 7.2.10.2 DXP SP2, 7.2.X, 7.3.1 CE GA2, 7.3.2 CE GA3, 7.3.10 DXP GA1, Master
• Component/s: ~[Archived] WCM
• Labels:
  • ee-ts
  • liferay-dxp-71-sp4
  • liferay-dxp-72-sp2
  • liferay-fixpack-dxp-17-7110
  • liferay-fixpack-dxp-5-7210
• Branch Version/s:
  7.2.x, 7.1.x
• Backported to Branch:
  Committed
• Fix Priority: 3
• Git Pull Request: https://github.com/brianchandotcom/liferay-portal/pull/85946

Creating multiple articles with the same title fails when title contains special characters like "!", "?" and "-"

Steps to reproduce:

1. Start Liferay, login and navigate to web contents
2. Create a (basic) web content article with the title "Lorem!"
3. Create a (basic) web content article with the title "Lorem!"
4. Create a (basic) web content article with the title "Lorem!"

Expected behaviour: The operation to succeed

Actual behaviour: The operation fails with:

Error: Your request failed to complete.