[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #22212: WP_User_Query( array('role' => $role) ) should accept array or not return anything if array

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#22212: WP_User_Query( array('role' => $role) ) should accept array or not return
anything if array
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 Reporter:  thomask                       |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                   |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                        |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Users                         |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-unit-tests needs-refresh  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by boonebgorges):

 * keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests => has-unit-tests needs-refresh
 * milestone:  4.1 => Future Release


Comment:

 Patch no longer applies cleanly. See [30094].

 I would strongly prefer to see this rewritten to use `WP_Meta_Query`. It
 will avoid a lot of these horrific table joins against a potentially
 gargantuan wp_usermeta table.

 This is also a good time to take a step back and remind ourselves of the
 general terribleness of doing a LIKE query against usermeta to get role
 information. Not a problem that has to be solved by this patch, but
 something for us all to think about in those quiet moments.

 If we can get a refresh in time for 4.1 beta, we can move this back to the
 4.1 milestone.

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