[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29614: wp_update_term() shouldn't allow a term to be assigned to a missing parent

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#29614: wp_update_term() shouldn't allow a term to be assigned to a missing parent
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 Reporter:  danielbachhuber  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  4.1
Component:  Taxonomy         |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch        |     Focuses:
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Changes (by boonebgorges):

 * keywords:  needs-unit-tests has-patch => has-patch


Comment:

 > The only terms that get cleaned are those that are attached to posts
 <---- that is a bug.

 Yes, but it's a red herring. The issue here is that `wp_update_term()`
 should fail when the parent doesn't exist, not necessarily that it should
 fail when the parent is *deleted*. So the proposed unit test is testing
 too many things. I'll open a separate ticket for it.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/29614#comment:6>
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