[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #26903: get_terms returns no terms with 'parent' => 0 with non-empty child terms

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#26903: get_terms returns no terms with 'parent' => 0 with non-empty child terms
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 Reporter:  mrwweb            |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  3.9
Component:  Taxonomy          |     Version:  3.8
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch commit  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by wonderboymusic):

 * keywords:   => has-patch commit
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review => 3.9


Comment:

 This was another brutal one. `_get_term_children()` was defying logic in
 some cases. All unit tests pass. I added a mega unit test that does
 exactly what this ticket describes. Gonna let this sit til tomorrow in
 case someone wants to chime in.

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