[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17860: Multisite: Incorrect User Counts on Sites

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#17860: Multisite: Incorrect User Counts on Sites
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 Reporter:  cgrymala      |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Multisite     |     Version:  3.1.3
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |
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Comment (by cgrymala):

 Replying to [comment:6 jane]:
 > You don't need a keyword to indicate further discussion is needed. If
 the core team hasn't tagged it as blessed, further discussion will be
 needed. :) dev-feedback is generally used when a patch needs review from
 the core team.
 >
 > From a ux perspective, if someone is part of a multisite network, but
 has no role on an individual site, I would not expect them to show in the
 user table for that site.

 Thanks, Jane. You're right that the person shouldn't show up in the user
 table if they have no role ''or'' capabilities on the site in a multisite
 network. The problem is, they are being added to the user count if they
 have ''any'' capabilities for the site, even if they don't have a role for
 that site.

 To make things more complicated, if they have capabilities and no role;
 WordPress won't even let you assign a role to them. Since you can't access
 the user through the user table, you can't give them a role; and if you
 try to "Add New" and type in their username, WordPress tells you that the
 user is already a member of the site.

 In order to be able to give the user a role on the site, you have to find
 their usermeta information for that site in the database, delete the
 capabilities that they've been assigned, and then go back into the admin
 area and add them to the site.

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