Staging: Link to Page redirects to another published page on Live

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 7.2.X
• Fix Version/s: 7.1.10 DXP FP26, 7.1.10.7 SP7, 7.1.X, 7.2.10 DXP FP11, 7.2.10.4 DXP SP4, 7.2.X
• Component/s: Staging
• Labels:
  • ee-ts
  • liferay-dxp-71-sp7
  • liferay-dxp-72-sp4
  • liferay-fixpack-dxp-11-7210
  • liferay-fixpack-dxp-26-7110
• Branch Version/s:
  7.2.x, 7.1.x
• Backported to Branch:
  Committed
• Story Points: 1

Reproduction steps:

1. Setup a Liferay 7.2.x bundle
2. Enable local staging
3. Create 2 widget pages: test1, test2
4. Click on Publish to Live
5. Create a structure TestStructure with the Link to page field
6. Add a new widget page test3
7. Create a web content TestWebContent using TestStructure
8. Select test3 for the Link to Page field→Publish
9. Go to the page test1
10. Place the web content onto the page by dragging it from the recent contents
11. Publishing→Staging→+ Sign
12. Select only test1→Publish to Live
13. Go to the live site→test1 page
14. Click on the Link to Page link

Expected Behavior:
The page test3 shows up in the link, so when you click it, you are redirected to test3. Since test3 is still in staging, if you do not have the permissions (e.g. you are not logged in), you will see the login screen.

Actual Behavior:
You are redirected to test2 if you are logged in. As guest, the Link to Page link cannot be seen.

Notes: this issue is not reproducible above or below 7.2. It's most likely related to a performance optimization of LPS-116999.