[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #5698: Set timestamps for unpublished posts

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#5698: Set timestamps for unpublished posts
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 Reporter:  ryan            |       Owner:  ryan     
     Type:  defect          |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  2.5      
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  2.3.2    
 Severity:  normal          |    Keywords:  date time
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 Currently, we don't set timestamps for unpublished posts.  This
 results in drafts not ordering nicely by date and causes some
 confusion among users.  Empty timestamps are done mainly to
 accommodate history bloggers who like to set their timestamps in the
 past.  We don't want to stomp their choice once they've made it.
 There is another way, however, that will inconvenience them only
 slightly while allowing us to provide real timestamps for drafts.

 The edit post page has an "Edit Timestamp" checkbox.  If checked, the
 timestamp specified in the input boxes is given to the draft.  This
 timestamp sticks with it through publication.  If "Edit Timestamp" is
 never checked during save, the draft will have an empty timestamp
 until published.  We could turn the "Edit Timestamp" checkbox on its
 head and call it "Reset to current time".  This would be checked by
 default for unpublished posts and unchecked for published and future
 posts.  If someone sets the time on their draft and wants it to stick,
 they must uncheck "Reset to current time" every time they save.  If
 someone edits the timestamp, we uncheck reset to current time for them
 and set a "use this edited time" flag.

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