Unable to access settings for WooCommerce products when using variable in permalink structure (Regression)

[amboutwe]

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Please give us a description of what happened

Go to Admin > Yoast SEO > Settings > Content types > Products. Be redirected to default settings page. The issue does not occur with the same setup and the previous 23.7 version.

To Reproduce

Step-by-step reproduction instructions

Starting with a vanilla installation:

1. Install and activate Yoast SEO (free)
2. Install, activate, and set up WooCommerce (options below)
3. Go to Admin > Yoast SEO > Settings > Content types > Products
4. See the settings page loads
5. Go to Admin > Settings > Permalinks
6. Select 'Shop base with category'
7. Click 'Save Changes'
8. Go to Admin > Yoast SEO > Settings > Content types > Products
9. See page redirects to default settings page

WooCommerce options:

Introduction
Uncheck 'I agree to share my data'
Click 'Set up my store'

Step 1: Which one of these best describes you?
Select 'I'm just starting my business'
Click 'Continue'

Step 2: Tell us a bit about your store
Enter store name (optionally leave it the domain)
Select 'Clothing and accessories' for type of products
Select 'United States (US) -- California' for the store location
Click 'Continue'

Step 3: Get a boost with our free features
Click 'Skip this step' (top corner of page)

Import Products (optional)
Go to Admin > Products
Click 'Start Import'
Browse to WooCommerce plugin folder '\wp-content\plugins\woocommerce\sample-data'
Select 'sample_products.csv'
Click 'Continue'
Click 'Run the importer'
Wait for success message

Company address (optional)
Address: 123 Main Street
City: Beverly Hills
State: California
Zip code: 90210
Country: United States (US)

Expected results

1. To see the product settings

Actual results

1. Redirects to default settings page

Used versions

• Device you are using: Desktop
• Operating system: Win 11
• PHP version: 8.0.30
• WordPress version: 6.7
• WordPress Theme: Twenty Twenty-Five (twentytwentyfive)
• Yoast SEO version: 23.8
• Relevant plugins in case of a bug:

Related: #20864

[josevarghese]

+1 https://wordpress.org/support/topic/when-selecting-products-in-content-types-it-goes-to-site-features/

[josevarghese]

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