Add _static suffix for static methods and properties (#26482)

* Add _static suffix for static methods and properties * Fix up front matter * Update metadocs
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diff --git a/files/en-us/_redirects.txt b/files/en-us/_redirects.txt
diff --git a/files/en-us/_wikihistory.json b/files/en-us/_wikihistory.json
@@ -21033,7 +21033,7 @@
     "modified": "2020-10-30T18:47:53.251Z",
     "contributors": ["krosylight", "Rumyra"]
   },
-  "Web/API/BarcodeDetector/getSupportedFormats": {
+  "Web/API/BarcodeDetector/getSupportedFormats_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-30T18:49:28.688Z",
     "contributors": ["krosylight", "Rumyra"]
   },
@@ -22342,7 +22342,7 @@
       "kscarfone"
     ]
   },
-  "Web/API/CSS/escape": {
+  "Web/API/CSS/escape_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:26:49.626Z",
     "contributors": [
       "ExE-Boss",
@@ -22358,19 +22358,19 @@
       "ziyunfei"
     ]
   },
-  "Web/API/CSS/factory_functions": {
+  "Web/API/CSS/factory_functions_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T22:23:16.942Z",
     "contributors": ["estelle"]
   },
-  "Web/API/CSS/paintWorklet": {
+  "Web/API/CSS/paintWorklet_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T22:14:39.186Z",
     "contributors": ["ExE-Boss", "estelle", "jpmedley", "Sheppy"]
   },
-  "Web/API/CSS/registerProperty": {
+  "Web/API/CSS/registerProperty_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T22:23:15.780Z",
     "contributors": ["Wind1808", "harrylewis", "chrisdavidmills", "estelle"]
   },
-  "Web/API/CSS/supports": {
+  "Web/API/CSS/supports_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:21:12.267Z",
     "contributors": [
       "mfuji09",
@@ -22658,7 +22658,7 @@
     "modified": "2020-10-15T22:19:16.519Z",
     "contributors": ["jpmedley"]
   },
-  "Web/API/CSSNumericValue/parse": {
+  "Web/API/CSSNumericValue/parse_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T22:19:16.343Z",
     "contributors": ["jpmedley"]
   },
@@ -26115,7 +26115,7 @@
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:36:26.672Z",
     "contributors": ["Sheppy", "fscholz", "rolfedh", "chrisdavidmills"]
   },
-  "Web/API/DOMPoint/fromPoint": {
+  "Web/API/DOMPoint/fromPoint_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T22:06:38.613Z",
     "contributors": ["Sheppy"]
   },
@@ -26150,7 +26150,7 @@
     "modified": "2020-10-15T22:06:35.807Z",
     "contributors": ["Sheppy"]
   },
-  "Web/API/DOMPointReadOnly/fromPoint": {
+  "Web/API/DOMPointReadOnly/fromPoint_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T22:06:36.625Z",
     "contributors": ["Zearin_Galaurum", "Sheppy"]
   },
@@ -26264,7 +26264,7 @@
       "chrisdavidmills"
     ]
   },
-  "Web/API/DOMRectReadOnly/fromRect": {
+  "Web/API/DOMRectReadOnly/fromRect_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:53:07.764Z",
     "contributors": [
       "idreyn",
@@ -43020,7 +43020,7 @@
       "jswisher"
     ]
   },
-  "Web/API/IDBKeyRange/bound": {
+  "Web/API/IDBKeyRange/bound_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:25:21.421Z",
     "contributors": [
       "sideshowbarker",
@@ -43051,7 +43051,7 @@
       "chrisdavidmills"
     ]
   },
-  "Web/API/IDBKeyRange/lowerBound": {
+  "Web/API/IDBKeyRange/lowerBound_static": {
     "modified": "2020-12-02T14:58:14.913Z",
     "contributors": [
       "inexorabletash",
@@ -43076,7 +43076,7 @@
       "chrisdavidmills"
     ]
   },
-  "Web/API/IDBKeyRange/only": {
+  "Web/API/IDBKeyRange/only_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:25:19.409Z",
     "contributors": [
       "sideshowbarker",
@@ -43101,7 +43101,7 @@
       "chrisdavidmills"
     ]
   },
-  "Web/API/IDBKeyRange/upperBound": {
+  "Web/API/IDBKeyRange/upperBound_static": {
     "modified": "2020-12-02T14:57:46.498Z",
     "contributors": [
       "inexorabletash",
@@ -45734,7 +45734,7 @@
     "modified": "2020-10-15T22:16:57.805Z",
     "contributors": ["wbamberg"]
   },
-  "Web/API/MediaRecorder/isTypeSupported": {
+  "Web/API/MediaRecorder/isTypeSupported_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:41:15.239Z",
     "contributors": [
       "Sheppy",
@@ -46044,7 +46044,7 @@
       "chrisdavidmills"
     ]
   },
-  "Web/API/MediaSource/isTypeSupported": {
+  "Web/API/MediaSource/isTypeSupported_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:39:05.440Z",
     "contributors": [
       "sideshowbarker",
@@ -47237,11 +47237,11 @@
       "samoxbal"
     ]
   },
-  "Web/API/MouseEvent/WEBKIT_FORCE_AT_FORCE_MOUSE_DOWN": {
+  "Web/API/MouseEvent/WEBKIT_FORCE_AT_FORCE_MOUSE_DOWN_static": {
     "modified": "2019-03-23T22:41:50.576Z",
     "contributors": ["Sheppy", "rolfedh", "cvrebert"]
   },
-  "Web/API/MouseEvent/WEBKIT_FORCE_AT_MOUSE_DOWN": {
+  "Web/API/MouseEvent/WEBKIT_FORCE_AT_MOUSE_DOWN_static": {
     "modified": "2019-03-23T22:41:53.422Z",
     "contributors": ["Sheppy", "rolfedh", "cvrebert"]
   },
@@ -50370,11 +50370,11 @@
       "Jeremie"
     ]
   },
-  "Web/API/Notification/maxActions": {
+  "Web/API/Notification/maxActions_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T22:22:54.514Z",
     "contributors": ["mfuji09", "chrisdavidmills", "MaxMaeder", "bershanskiy"]
   },
-  "Web/API/Notification/permission": {
+  "Web/API/Notification/permission_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:24:23.294Z",
     "contributors": [
       "mfuji09",
@@ -50401,7 +50401,7 @@
       "Sebastianz"
     ]
   },
-  "Web/API/Notification/requestPermission": {
+  "Web/API/Notification/requestPermission_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:24:24.058Z",
     "contributors": [
       "mfuji09",
@@ -53667,7 +53667,7 @@
     "modified": "2020-10-15T22:16:01.323Z",
     "contributors": ["SphinxKnight"]
   },
-  "Web/API/PublicKeyCredential/isUserVerifyingPlatformAuthenticatorAvailable": {
+  "Web/API/PublicKeyCredential/isUserVerifyingPlatformAuthenticatorAvailable_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T22:15:47.370Z",
     "contributors": ["EvanGrim", "SphinxKnight"]
   },
@@ -54848,7 +54848,7 @@
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:28:53.665Z",
     "contributors": ["Sheppy", "teoli"]
   },
-  "Web/API/RTCPeerConnection/generateCertificate": {
+  "Web/API/RTCPeerConnection/generateCertificate_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:42:29.046Z",
     "contributors": [
       "Sheppy",
@@ -55168,7 +55168,7 @@
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:55:37.122Z",
     "contributors": ["Sheppy", "krosylight", "fscholz", "jpmedley"]
   },
-  "Web/API/RTCRtpReceiver/getCapabilities": {
+  "Web/API/RTCRtpReceiver/getCapabilities_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T22:33:11.036Z",
     "contributors": ["Sheppy"]
   },
@@ -55204,7 +55204,7 @@
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:51:50.514Z",
     "contributors": ["fscholz", "Sheppy"]
   },
-  "Web/API/RTCRtpSender/getCapabilities": {
+  "Web/API/RTCRtpSender/getCapabilities_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T22:33:15.298Z",
     "contributors": ["Sheppy"]
   },
@@ -56578,7 +56578,7 @@
       "kscarfone"
     ]
   },
-  "Web/API/Response/error": {
+  "Web/API/Response/error_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:33:30.637Z",
     "contributors": [
       "mfluehr",
@@ -56642,7 +56642,7 @@
       "kscarfone"
     ]
   },
-  "Web/API/Response/redirect": {
+  "Web/API/Response/redirect_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:33:32.538Z",
     "contributors": [
       "mfluehr",
@@ -62302,7 +62302,7 @@
       "vishu_gawli"
     ]
   },
-  "Web/API/URL/createObjectURL": {
+  "Web/API/URL/createObjectURL_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:04:18.309Z",
     "contributors": [
       "alattalatta",
@@ -62390,7 +62390,7 @@
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:33:36.960Z",
     "contributors": ["alattalatta", "chrisdavidmills", "teoli"]
   },
-  "Web/API/URL/revokeObjectURL": {
+  "Web/API/URL/revokeObjectURL_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T21:11:16.158Z",
     "contributors": [
       "alattalatta",
@@ -71189,7 +71189,7 @@
     "modified": "2020-10-15T22:25:31.153Z",
     "contributors": ["Sheppy"]
   },
-  "Web/API/XRWebGLLayer/getNativeFramebufferScaleFactor": {
+  "Web/API/XRWebGLLayer/getNativeFramebufferScaleFactor_static": {
     "modified": "2020-10-15T22:25:35.150Z",
     "contributors": ["Sheppy"]
   },

diff --git a/...ting_guidelines/page_structures/page_types/api_method_subpage_template/index.md b/...ting_guidelines/page_structures/page_types/api_method_subpage_template/index.md
@@ -34,9 +34,14 @@ browser-compat: path.to.feature.NameOfTheMethod
 >     Format as _NameOfTheParentInterface_**.**_NameOfTheMethod_**()**.
 >     For example, the [count()](/en-US/docs/Web/API/IDBIndex/count) method of the [IDBIndex](/en-US/docs/Web/API/IDBIndex) interface has a _title_ of `IDBIndex.count()`.
 > - **slug**
->   - : The end of the URL path after `https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/`).
+>
+>   - : The end of the URL path after `https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/`.
 >     This will be formatted like `Web/API/NameOfTheParentInterface/NameOfTheMethod`.
+>
+>     If the method is static, then the slug must have a `_static` suffix, like: `Web/API/NameOfTheParentInterface/NameOfTheMethod_static`. This enables us to support instance and static methods which have the same name.
+>
 >     Note that the name of the method in the slug omits the parenthesis (it ends in `NameOfTheMethod` not `NameOfTheMethod()`).
+>
 > - **page-type**
 >   - : The `page-type` key for Web/API methods is either `web-api-instance-method` (for instance methods) or `web-api-static-method` (for static methods).
 > - **status**

diff --git a/...ng_guidelines/page_structures/page_types/api_property_subpage_template/index.md b/...ng_guidelines/page_structures/page_types/api_property_subpage_template/index.md
@@ -35,8 +35,12 @@ browser-compat: path.to.feature.NameOfTheProperty
 >     Format as _NameOfTheParentInterface_**.**_NameOfTheProperty_.
 >     For example, the [`capabilities`](/en-US/docs/Web/API/VRDisplay/capabilities) property of the [`VRDisplay`](/en-US/docs/Web/API/VRDisplay) interface has a `title` of `VRDisplay.capabilities`.
 > - **slug**
->   - : The end of the URL path after `https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/`).
+>
+>   - : The end of the URL path after `https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/`.
 >     This will be formatted like `Web/API/NameOfTheParentInterface/NameOfTheProperty`.
+>
+>     If the property is static, then the slug must have a `_static` suffix, like: `Web/API/NameOfTheParentInterface/NameOfTheProperty_static`. This enables us to support instance and static properties which have the same name.
+>
 > - **page-type**
 >   - : The `page-type` key for Web/API properties is either `web-api-instance-property` (for instance properties) or `web-api-static-property` (for static properties).
 > - **status**

diff --git a/...ns/webextensions/api/declarativenetrequest/getavailablestaticrulecount/index.md b/...ns/webextensions/api/declarativenetrequest/getavailablestaticrulecount/index.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: declarativeNetRequest.getAvailableStaticRuleCount
-slug: Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/declarativeNetRequest/getAvailableStaticRuleCount
+slug: >-
+  Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/declarativeNetRequest/getAvailableStaticRuleCount
 page-type: webextension-api-function
 browser-compat: webextensions.api.declarativeNetRequest.getAvailableStaticRuleCount
 ---

diff --git a/...webextensions/api/declarativenetrequest/getmatchedrules_quota_interval/index.md b/...webextensions/api/declarativenetrequest/getmatchedrules_quota_interval/index.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: declarativeNetRequest.GETMATCHEDRULES_QUOTA_INTERVAL
-slug: Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/declarativeNetRequest/GETMATCHEDRULES_QUOTA_INTERVAL
+slug: >-
+  Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/declarativeNetRequest/GETMATCHEDRULES_QUOTA_INTERVAL
 page-type: webextension-api-property
 browser-compat: webextensions.api.declarativeNetRequest.GETMATCHEDRULES_QUOTA_INTERVAL
 ---

diff --git a/...ebextensions/api/declarativenetrequest/guaranteed_minimum_static_rules/index.md b/...ebextensions/api/declarativenetrequest/guaranteed_minimum_static_rules/index.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: declarativeNetRequest.GUARANTEED_MINIMUM_STATIC_RULES
-slug: Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/declarativeNetRequest/GUARANTEED_MINIMUM_STATIC_RULES
+slug: >-
+  Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/declarativeNetRequest/GUARANTEED_MINIMUM_STATIC_RULES
 page-type: webextension-api-property
 browser-compat: webextensions.api.declarativeNetRequest.GUARANTEED_MINIMUM_STATIC_RULES
 ---

diff --git a/...sions/api/declarativenetrequest/max_getmatchedrules_calls_per_interval/index.md b/...sions/api/declarativenetrequest/max_getmatchedrules_calls_per_interval/index.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: declarativeNetRequest.MAX_GETMATCHEDRULES_CALLS_PER_INTERVAL
-slug: Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/declarativeNetRequest/MAX_GETMATCHEDRULES_CALLS_PER_INTERVAL
+slug: >-
+  Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/declarativeNetRequest/MAX_GETMATCHEDRULES_CALLS_PER_INTERVAL
 page-type: webextension-api-property
 browser-compat: webextensions.api.declarativeNetRequest.MAX_GETMATCHEDRULES_CALLS_PER_INTERVAL
 ---

diff --git a/...ions/api/declarativenetrequest/max_number_of_dynamic_and_session_rules/index.md b/...ions/api/declarativenetrequest/max_number_of_dynamic_and_session_rules/index.md
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 ---
 title: declarativeNetRequest.MAX_NUMBER_OF_DYNAMIC_AND_SESSION_RULES
-slug: Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/declarativeNetRequest/MAX_NUMBER_OF_DYNAMIC_AND_SESSION_RULES
+slug: >-
+  Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/declarativeNetRequest/MAX_NUMBER_OF_DYNAMIC_AND_SESSION_RULES
 page-type: webextension-api-property
-browser-compat: webextensions.api.declarativeNetRequest.MAX_NUMBER_OF_DYNAMIC_AND_SESSION_RULES
+browser-compat: >-
+  webextensions.api.declarativeNetRequest.MAX_NUMBER_OF_DYNAMIC_AND_SESSION_RULES
 ---
 
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diff --git a/...nsions/api/declarativenetrequest/max_number_of_enabled_static_rulesets/index.md b/...nsions/api/declarativenetrequest/max_number_of_enabled_static_rulesets/index.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: declarativeNetRequest.MAX_NUMBER_OF_ENABLED_STATIC_RULESETS
-slug: Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/declarativeNetRequest/MAX_NUMBER_OF_ENABLED_STATIC_RULESETS
+slug: >-
+  Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/declarativeNetRequest/MAX_NUMBER_OF_ENABLED_STATIC_RULESETS
 page-type: webextension-api-property
 browser-compat: webextensions.api.declarativeNetRequest.MAX_NUMBER_OF_ENABLED_STATIC_RULESETS
 ---

diff --git a/...-ons/webextensions/api/declarativenetrequest/max_number_of_regex_rules/index.md b/...-ons/webextensions/api/declarativenetrequest/max_number_of_regex_rules/index.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: declarativeNetRequest.MAX_NUMBER_OF_REGEX_RULES
-slug: Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/declarativeNetRequest/MAX_NUMBER_OF_REGEX_RULES
+slug: >-
+  Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/declarativeNetRequest/MAX_NUMBER_OF_REGEX_RULES
 page-type: webextension-api-property
 browser-compat: webextensions.api.declarativeNetRequest.MAX_NUMBER_OF_REGEX_RULES
 ---

diff --git a/.../webextensions/api/declarativenetrequest/max_number_of_static_rulesets/index.md b/.../webextensions/api/declarativenetrequest/max_number_of_static_rulesets/index.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: declarativeNetRequest.MAX_NUMBER_OF_STATIC_RULESETS
-slug: Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/declarativeNetRequest/MAX_NUMBER_OF_STATIC_RULESETS
+slug: >-
+  Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/declarativeNetRequest/MAX_NUMBER_OF_STATIC_RULESETS
 page-type: webextension-api-property
 browser-compat: webextensions.api.declarativeNetRequest.MAX_NUMBER_OF_STATIC_RULESETS
 ---

diff --git a/...-ons/webextensions/api/declarativenetrequest/setextensionactionoptions/index.md b/...-ons/webextensions/api/declarativenetrequest/setextensionactionoptions/index.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: declarativeNetRequest.setExtensionActionOptions
-slug: Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/declarativeNetRequest/setExtensionActionOptions
+slug: >-
+  Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/declarativeNetRequest/setExtensionActionOptions
 page-type: webextension-api-function
 browser-compat: webextensions.api.declarativeNetRequest.setExtensionActionOptions
 ---

diff --git a/.../en-us/web/api/abortsignal/abort/index.md → ...web/api/abortsignal/abort_static/index.md b/.../en-us/web/api/abortsignal/abort/index.md → ...web/api/abortsignal/abort_static/index.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "AbortSignal: abort() static method"
 short-title: abort()
-slug: Web/API/AbortSignal/abort
+slug: Web/API/AbortSignal/abort_static
 page-type: web-api-static-method
 browser-compat: api.AbortSignal.abort
 ---

diff --git a/...n-us/web/api/abortsignal/timeout/index.md → ...b/api/abortsignal/timeout_static/index.md b/...n-us/web/api/abortsignal/timeout/index.md → ...b/api/abortsignal/timeout_static/index.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "AbortSignal: timeout() static method"
 short-title: timeout()
-slug: Web/API/AbortSignal/timeout
+slug: Web/API/AbortSignal/timeout_static
 page-type: web-api-static-method
 browser-compat: api.AbortSignal.timeout
 ---

diff --git a/...i/audiodecoder/isconfigsupported/index.md → ...decoder/isconfigsupported_static/index.md b/...i/audiodecoder/isconfigsupported/index.md → ...decoder/isconfigsupported_static/index.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "AudioDecoder: isConfigSupported() static method"
 short-title: isConfigSupported()
-slug: Web/API/AudioDecoder/isConfigSupported
+slug: Web/API/AudioDecoder/isConfigSupported_static
 page-type: web-api-static-method
 status:
   - experimental