[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #13709: Post type name should be limited to 20 chars in register_post_type()

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#13709: Post type name should be limited to 20 chars in register_post_type()
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 Reporter:  phrostypoison  |       Owner:     
     Type:  defect (bug)   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  3.1
Component:  Post Types     |     Version:     
 Severity:  normal         |    Keywords:     
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Comment(by johnpbloch):

 My patch is a pretty quick and simple fix. I don't think it's necessary to
 send a warning to the user, since we already potentially change the
 post_type key with sanitize_key(). The problem, as I understand it, is
 that this bug breaks WordPress without making it clear that the length of
 the post_type name is the issue (i.e. almost all user-facing uses of the
 post_type name use the name in its full and invalid length). Trimming the
 key at registration fixes that problem and would remove the confusion.

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