[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #20635: _pad_term_count get's stuck if there is a loop in the hierarchy

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#20635: _pad_term_count get's stuck if there is a loop in the hierarchy
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 Reporter:  westi         |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  3.4
Component:  Taxonomy      |    Version:
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:  needs-patch
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 Ideally it should be impossible for a loop in a taxonomy hierarchy to
 exist.

 But sometimes they do.

 If one does exist then {{{_pad_term_counts()}}} gets stuck :(

 When one of these does exist the category widget breaks the front page of
 your site.

 We currently hook {{{wp_check_term_hierarchy_for_loops}}} on
 {{{wp_update_term_parent}}} and I wonder if there are other places we
 should be doing this check too.

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