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What

Adds a note in the Release cycle section of the WAF changelog page clarifying that the beta tag may persist beyond the standard seven-day review period in certain scenarios, and advising customers to use last_updated to understand a rule's actual modification history.

Why

The current docs present the 7-day beta-to-GA cycle as absolute. In practice, replacement rules pending the deprecation of an older rule can carry the beta tag for significantly longer. Customers who find rules tagged beta with action=block and old last_updated timestamps have no public explanation for this behavior, leading to confusion and support escalations.

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  • src/content/docs/waf/change-log/index.mdx — note block after the Week 2 paragraph in the Release cycle section (+4 lines)

How to verify

Navigate to /waf/change-log/ and confirm the note appears between the Week 2 paragraph and the "For updates to existing rules" paragraph.

Closes DEE-3698

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⚠️ 1 warning found in commit ca5844a.

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Fix the following review findings in PR #31984 (https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-docs/pull/31984).

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- For each finding, state whether you agree, disagree, or need clarification
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  or the finding is factually incorrect), explain why
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- Then share your plan for which issues to tackle and in what order

After triaging, fix all legitimate findings. For any you decide to skip,
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## Code Review

### Warnings (1)

#### CR-45e6324a0d50 · Reference to non-existent changelog field
- **File:** `src/content/docs/waf/change-log/index.mdx` line 41
- **Issue:** The added note tells readers to use the `last_updated` field in the WAF changelog, but the WAF changelog entries in the repository (e.g., `src/content/changelog/waf/2026-06-23-waf-release.mdx`) and the page component (`src/pages/waf/change-log/changelog/[...page].astro`) expose only the entry date and rule/action tables; no `last_updated` field is rendered.
- **Fix:** Confirm with the WAF team whether `last_updated` is actually exposed to readers in the changelog. If it is not, reword the note to reference the entry date shown on the changelog or another available signal.

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File Issue
waf/change-log/index.mdx line 41 Reference to non-existent changelog field — The added note tells readers to use the last_updated field in the WAF changelog, but the WAF changelog entries in the repository (e.g., src/content/changelog/waf/2026-06-23-waf-release.mdx) and the page component (src/pages/waf/change-log/changelog/[...page].astro) expose only the entry date and rule/action tables; no last_updated field is rendered. Fix: Confirm with the WAF team whether last_updated is actually exposed to readers in the changelog. If it is not, reword the note to reference the entry date shown on the changelog or another available signal.

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This pull request requires reviews from CODEOWNERS as it changes files that match the following patterns:

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