[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #2823: Improve IP Geolocation Results

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#2823: Improve IP Geolocation Results
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 Reporter:  iandunn  |       Owner:  iandunn
     Type:  defect   |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal   |   Milestone:
Component:  API      |  Resolution:
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Comment (by dd32):

 > The first problem to solve is #2. I don't think we really need ipv6
 support yet since the API should always use REMOTE_ADDR and the
 WordPress.org API currently doesn't have any AAAA records.

 The IP is not the REMOTE_ADDR in most cases - it's the WordPress user
 client IP, not the server IP. There's some "anonymisation" stuff in there
 ([see maybe_anonymize_ip_address ()
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/src/wp-admin/includes/class-
 wp-community-events.php#L231]). The exception is when the client IP
 provided is a private range, in which case it uses REMOTE_ADDR.

 Would it be better if the client browser was making the request directly?
 (and not proxied through WordPress) - the detect-location call would need
 to be made on every request in that case, and not just on the first call /
 when user searches for a location change.

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Ticket URL: <https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2823#comment:13>
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