[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #19653: Order by meta field forces ignore of null records

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#19653: Order by meta field forces ignore of null records
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 Reporter:  tomauger     |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  3.7
Component:  Query        |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch    |
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Changes (by wonderboymusic):

 * keywords:   => has-patch
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review => 3.7


Comment:

 I dislike meta query, but I actually might like this one - I have added a
 patch that does the following:

 1. Allows a top level key called `meta_exclude_empty` which defaults to
 `true`
 1. Allows a `meta_query` key called `exclude_empty` which defaults to
 `true`
 1. If `meta_exclude_empty` evaluates to true at any level, `LEFT JOIN`
 will be used instead of `INNER JOIN` for that level-specific join query

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