From be65f752ec8c57d5719293c167c049daac1db50a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Igor Rozum <rozumiq@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 11:55:04 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add e2e test for permalink display when post type lacks
 title support

---
 .../edit-post-without-title-support.test.js   | 77 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 77 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tests/e2e/specs/edit-post-without-title-support.test.js

diff --git a/tests/e2e/specs/edit-post-without-title-support.test.js b/tests/e2e/specs/edit-post-without-title-support.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5654e95afa8ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/specs/edit-post-without-title-support.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import { test, expect } from '../fixtures';
+
+const POST_TYPES_MU_PLUGIN = `<?php
+add_action(
+	'init',
+	function () {
+		register_post_type(
+			'no_title_cpt',
+			array(
+				'public'       => true,
+				'label'        => 'No Title CPT',
+				'supports'     => array( 'editor' ),
+				'show_in_rest' => false,
+			)
+		);
+		register_post_type(
+			'with_title_cpt',
+			array(
+				'public'       => true,
+				'label'        => 'With Title CPT',
+				'supports'     => array( 'title', 'editor' ),
+				'show_in_rest' => false,
+			)
+		);
+	}
+);`;
+
+test.describe( 'Edit post without title support', () => {
+	test.beforeEach( async ( { muPlugin } ) => {
+		await muPlugin.write(
+			'post-types-title-support.php',
+			POST_TYPES_MU_PLUGIN
+		);
+	} );
+
+	test( 'shows the permalink for a published post of a type that does not support titles', async ( {
+		admin,
+		page,
+	} ) => {
+		await admin.visitAdminPage( 'post-new.php', 'post_type=no_title_cpt' );
+		await expect( page.locator( '#title' ) ).toHaveCount( 0 );
+
+		await page.locator( '#publish' ).click();
+		await expect( page.locator( '#message.updated' ) ).toBeVisible();
+
+		const slugBox = page.locator( '#edit-slug-box' );
+		await expect( slugBox ).toBeVisible();
+		await expect( slugBox ).toContainText( 'Permalink:' );
+		await expect(
+			slugBox.locator( '#sample-permalink a' )
+		).toHaveAttribute( 'href', /no_title_cpt/ );
+	} );
+
+	test( 'still shows the title field and permalink for post types that support titles', async ( {
+		admin,
+		page,
+	} ) => {
+		await admin.visitAdminPage(
+			'post-new.php',
+			'post_type=with_title_cpt'
+		);
+		await expect( page.locator( '#title' ) ).toBeVisible();
+
+		await page.locator( '#title' ).fill( 'Post with a title' );
+		await page.locator( '#publish' ).click();
+		await expect( page.locator( '#message.updated' ) ).toBeVisible();
+
+		const slugBox = page.locator( '#edit-slug-box' );
+		await expect( slugBox ).toBeVisible();
+		await expect(
+			slugBox.locator( '#sample-permalink a' )
+		).toHaveAttribute( 'href', /post-with-a-title/ );
+	} );
+} );

From c25d228506ff2efc7d7413c47c7648386217fee9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Igor Rozum <rozumiq@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 11:55:04 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Posts: Show the permalink in the classic editor when the
 post type does not support titles

---
 src/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php b/src/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
index 8b1dd3d1f9604..e5176b2e86214 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
@@ -523,8 +523,8 @@
 <div id="post-body" class="metabox-holder columns-<?php echo ( 1 === get_current_screen()->get_columns() ) ? '1' : '2'; ?>">
 <div id="post-body-content">
 
-<?php if ( post_type_supports( $post_type, 'title' ) ) { ?>
 <div id="titlediv">
+<?php if ( post_type_supports( $post_type, 'title' ) ) { ?>
 <div id="titlewrap">
 	<?php
 	/**
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@
 	}
 	?>
 </div>
+<?php } ?>
 	<?php
 	/**
 	 * Fires before the permalink field in the edit form.
@@ -595,8 +596,7 @@
 	wp_nonce_field( 'samplepermalink', 'samplepermalinknonce', false );
 	?>
 </div><!-- /titlediv -->
-	<?php
-}
+<?php
 /**
  * Fires after the title field.
  *