When I type “Middlesex” into the search bar on the website (tested on multiple browsers and devices), and click “about” next to “Middlesex, ON, CA (county)”, it brings up the following page: https://www.inaturalist.org/places/search?q=null Observation searches work normally, and if I add the place …

This was fixed, so I’m going to close it.

This happens when a place has a null slug – [image] It’s come up before a few times (e.g. here and here ). Since Middlesex is admin level 2, it can only be edited by staff.

Is there any way to run a report for null slugs, and then let curators fix them?

I’m sure it’s possible for staff to query the database for null slugs, but I don’t know if they have the time/inclination to do it. In theory, anyone could do it via the API, but with about 75000 places and almost 100000 projects, it’s probably not a good use of the API. I don’t have any idea how …

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