[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17019: context arg for WP_Query filter application

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#17019: context arg for WP_Query filter application
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 Reporter:  kevinB       |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Query        |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch    |
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Comment (by kevinB):

 Replying to [comment:21 scribu]:
 > To put it another way: you're moving the context check from the callback
 to the caller - apply_filters().
 >
 Yes, and doing so also reduces the risk of query destruction by filters
 which incorrectly return null.  If the offending filter was added for a
 specific context, it will only wreck one query and not all of them.

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