[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14477: get_pages with child_of only works with uninterrupted hierarchies

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#14477: get_pages with child_of only works with uninterrupted hierarchies
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 Reporter:  vividvisions      |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Query             |     Version:  3.0
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch commit  |
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Changes (by nacin):

 * milestone:  3.7 => Future Release


Comment:

 Because this is distinctly an enhancement and 3.7 will have a very short
 beta/RC period, punting to 3.8. I am fine with this being committed at the
 start of the cycle if we can agree get_post_ancestors() is a sensible hit
 here. I don't actually know if it is. Should we only try checking
 ancestors if someone is filtering by meta key? Is it more likely than not
 that the ancestor posts are already in cache, thus avoiding any kind of
 ancestor queries? The answers to these questions are not difficult, but
 they're not obvious.

 There was also a discussion in IRC with markjaquith about this, and it
 involved possibly adding a new parameter like descendant_of. Might not be
 worth it for the purposes of maintaining compatibility, but could be worth
 it for the purposes of performance. (Unless we agree that since this can
 only happen if someone is filtering by meta key, thus it doesn't actually
 matter as they're doing it to themselves.)

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