[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #25089: XML-RPC server wrongly conflates post_status "future" with "publish"

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#25089: XML-RPC server wrongly conflates post_status "future" with "publish"
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 Reporter:  kailasa                   |       Owner:  markoheijnen
     Type:  defect (bug)              |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:
Component:  XML-RPC                   |     Version:  3.4
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by nacin):

 * status:  assigned => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Comment:

 > If a post has a time in the future, wp_insert_post() automatically
 converts 'publish' to 'future' and schedules it. So I'm not actually sure
 if this affects XML-RPC interaction at all, and is just designed to smooth
 things out for the underlying API and for clients.

 I said this 13 months ago. I just confirmed again this is how it works.
 XML-RPC converts future to publish, then wp_insert_post() converts it back
 if the date is in the future. There is no bug here. There is no unexpected
 behavior here.

 I've never even used 'future' as a value for wp_insert_post(). It isn't
 necessary and it isn't meant to be used directly. It's an internal only
 status that is overridden anyway. 'publish' should be used.

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