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: 7.0.X, 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, 7.4.3.5 CE GA5, 7.4.13 DXP U1, 7.4.3.6 CE GA6, 7.4.13 DXP U2, 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, 7.0.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.