[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #8885: get_posts() should default orderby post_date_gmt

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#8885: get_posts() should default orderby post_date_gmt
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 Reporter:  caorongjin    |       Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Optimization  |     Version:  2.7
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch   |
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Comment (by Denis-de-Bernardy):

 The short short version of the above breaks down to:

 - post_date_gmt should contain the UTC time without any daylight savings
 or other adjustments. The raw stuff.
 - a) If we guarantee that (not sure we currently are), then it's fine to
 order posts using it.
 - b) If not, we should enforce it, then we should enforce it, and can then
 safely order posts using it.

 Unit tests tests are needed in either case.

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/8885#comment:18>
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