[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39953: REST API: Add `date_auto_update` field for posts

[WordPress Trac]

#39953: REST API: Add `date_auto_update` field for posts
-------------------------+------------------------------------------
 Reporter:  jnylen0      |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  REST API     |    Version:  4.7
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:  needs-patch needs-unit-tests
  Focuses:  rest-api     |
-------------------------+------------------------------------------
 If the `post_date_gmt` field for a draft is `0000-00-00 00:00:00`, WP core
 uses this as a marker to update the date of the draft to the current time
 whenever the post is updated.  See ticket:5698#comment:14.

 After #38883, there's not a way to determine whether a post is in this
 status (being able to use the `date_gmt` field is far more important).  To
 restore this ability (and also add the ability to modify this status,
 which has never been present in the REST API), we need to add a new
 boolean field.

 Storing this piece of information ("should we update the date of this post
 when it's saved?") in a separate field is the way this functionality
 should have been implemented from the beginning.  It's probably too late
 to make this change for WP core, but we can at least provide a better
 design in the REST API.

--
Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39953>
WordPress Trac <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/>
WordPress publishing platform