[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #18088: Network Admin Email setting in wp-admin/network/settings.php fails silently

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Tue Jul 12 19:56:26 UTC 2011


#18088: Network Admin Email setting in wp-admin/network/settings.php fails silently
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 Reporter:  kawauso        |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Network Admin  |    Version:  3.2
 Severity:  normal         |   Keywords:
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 '''Steps to reproduce:'''
 1. Go to wp-admin/network/settings.php
 1. Try setting your email to support at localhost
 1. Page reports success but email remains the same


 The check in wp-admin/network/edit.php consists of:
 {{{
 if ( is_email( $_POST['admin_email'] ) )
         update_site_option( 'admin_email', $_POST['admin_email'] );
 }}}

 which doesn't account for anything not passing `is_email()`

 I know network admins should know what they're doing, but failing silently
 is a pretty sure-fire way to generate confusion.

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/18088>
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