[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38368: Add front-end revision browsing

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#38368: Add front-end revision browsing
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 Reporter:  Shelob9      |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  REST API     |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by westonruter):

 Two more concerns:

 * The logic in `placeRevision` doesn't account for themes that have more
 than `the_content()` in the `.entry-content` element. Twenty Sixteen also
 includes the author bio here.
 * Using the content as rendered by the REST API will not account for
 shortcodes that contain content that is contextual based on where the
 post/page appears on the site. Since the REST API call is stateless, it
 won't render knowing if the content is to appear on the homepage, on an
 archive, or on a singular template. This may not be specifically a concern
 here if the intention is for the revisions to only be viewable on the
 singular template, but it seems ideal if the revisions could be viewed
 anywhere the post appears on a site.

 Sorry to keep harping on this, but these are all challenges we've been
 working hard on in the customizer with changesets, selective refresh, and
 the Customize Posts feature plugin.

 I think there definitely is a place for using the REST API here, and that
 is to get the `raw` data. The responsibility to `render` the data,
 however, I feel should be left to the customizer.

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