[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #23314: Allow published posts to be revised without being updated immediately

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#23314: Allow published posts to be revised without being updated immediately
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 Reporter:  kovshenin                   |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request             |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                      |   Milestone:  3.6
Component:  Revisions                   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                      |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  editorial-flow needs-patch  |
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Comment (by kovshenin):

 [attachment:23314.diff] is more of a proof-of-concept than an actual
 patch.

 * Odd metabox behaviour, probably because some metaboxes try to dig up
 info based on the current post ID and type, which is a revision.
 * "Save as Draft" needs better language. Any suggestions?
 * Users unable to edit the original post without discarding the draft
 changes.
 * Edit screen and Quick Edit were not touched.

 Questions/problems:

 * Should we be able to edit taxonomy and meta-data in a revision without
 altering the published post? How does this affect plugins?
 * Should we be able to change the status of a draft change? Like set it as
 pending, or private.
 * Since the edit screen sees a revision post, it'll probably upload
 attachments to the revision, and not the post. Plugins and shortcodes that
 sometimes rely on post children (like `[gallery]`) might break. Any ideas
 how to solve this?
 * Should we introduce a new post type for this, or should we keep using
 revisions?
 * How does this fit into the revisions workflow?

 Feedback welcome :)

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