[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #10509: feed-rss2.php tests for $post->post_content without applying the_content filters

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#10509: feed-rss2.php tests for $post->post_content without applying the_content
filters
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 Reporter:  nateomedia    |       Owner:                                             
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new                                        
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Unassigned                                 
Component:  Feeds         |     Version:  2.9                                        
 Severity:  normal        |    Keywords:  rss 2, rss, feed, the_content, post_content
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 feed-rss2.php contains an if statement that tests to see if
 $post->post_content is greater than zero before using the_content (which
 may be changed to the_content_rss) to populate the <content: encoded> tag.

 feed-rss2..php, line 48:
 {{{
 <?php if ( strlen( $post->post_content ) > 0 ) : ?>
 }}}

 No other RSS feed does this.

 The problem is that this test does not take into account the_content
 filters, which may populate an otherwise empty post. The ComicPress theme
 is a real world instance where this occurs -- posts containing comics are
 populated using apply_filters to the_content rather than through direct
 entry when a new post is created.

 If the RSS 2 feed template is to behave differently than the other feeds,
 it should at least apply the_content filters before testing for content
 rather than pulling directly from $post->post_content.

 Otherwise, the RSS 2 feed template should be brought in line with the
 other feed templates and this test should be removed.

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