Post Link Preview Doesn't Conform to Permalink Settings

[davidlim]

What problem does this address?

WordPress Core 6.6 updated the link preview on the sidebar of the editor to show the slug. For sites that use a custom permalink structure, the link shown on the sidebar is not the complete link unless you click on the link.

One site I have uses the post ID as the post link. With the change in 6.6, it no longer shows the post ID, but instead shows the post slug. The permalink settings are ignored.

Another site prefixes the post ID ahead of the slug (123-post-title) and the link shown is only the post title (post-title).

What is your proposed solution?

The link on the sidebar should show the link with the permalink settings applied so that the user can see the full URL without an extra interaction.

[Mamaduka]

IIRC, part of it is by design, but there's also room for improvement.

Cc-ing @jasmussen and @jameskoster for design feedback.