[wp-hackers] link_updated field in db is never updated

[Joseph Scott]

On Jun 25, 2004, at 9:49 AM, Joseph Scott wrote:

> I'm looking at throwing together a simple RSS 2.0 feed for my 
> WordPress managed links.  I quickly ran into an issue though, for 
> pubDate.  I figured that when a link is added or edited the there was 
> probably a field in the db that would reflect when that happened.  The 
> link_updated field would appear to fit the bill, except that it never 
> updated (not on adds and not on edits).  All of my links have a 
> link_updated field of '0000-00-00 00:00:00', which is the default 
> value for that field for some reason.
>
> Is there any reason why the default for the field shouldn't be 'now()'?

	Don't you hate when you reply to your own question?  Instead of making 
the default value 'now()' the column type could be changed to timestamp 
instead of datetime.

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Joseph Scott
http://joseph.randomnetworks.com/