Store URLs incorrect in email templates

[thdoan]

Preconditions

1. Magento 2.1.5

Steps to reproduce

1. Add this link to Magento_Email/email/footer.phtml: <a href="{{store url='privacy'}}">Privacy Policy</a>
2. Register or complete an order to send out a transactional email.

Expected result

1. The "Privacy Policy" link should link to http://www.yourstore.com/privacy/

Actual result

1. The "Privacy Policy" links to http://www.yourstore.com/privacy/index/index/, which results in a 404 error.

[thdoan]

UPDATE: As a workaround, I have to use {{store url=''}}/privacy/ instead of {{store url='privacy'}} in email templates.

[vityakopin]

Internal ticket MAGETWO-70344 was created.