[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16240: hide_empty doesn't work in get_terms() when hierarchical isn't set to false

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#16240: hide_empty doesn't work in get_terms() when hierarchical isn't set to false
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 Reporter:  markjaquith        |       Owner:  markjaquith
     Type:  defect (bug)       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high               |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Taxonomy           |     Version:
 Severity:  major              |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  reporter-feedback  |
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Comment (by SergeyBiryukov):

 With both `hierarchical` and `hide_empty` set to true, empty categories
 are only returned if they have non-empty children.

 There's a block in `get_terms()` for that (introduced in [4104]): [[BR]]
 http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/3.4.2/wp-
 includes/taxonomy.php#L1402

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