[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29462: comment pagination in reverse order should display a full number of the latest comments

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#29462: comment pagination in reverse order should display a full number of the
latest comments
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 Reporter:  mark-k        |       Owner:  obenland
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Comments      |     Version:  4.2.4
 Severity:  major         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch   |     Focuses:
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Comment (by atomicjack):

 Replying to [comment:9 marshallowen]:
 > Replying to [comment:8 obenland]:
 > > The change would break existing comment permalinks, which I doubt
 we'll be fine with. This feels like a wontfix to me.
 > It should at least be an available option! It is a straightforward
 premise to add a "Use Reversed Comment Pagination" checkbox to Settings >
 Discussion > Other Comment Settings. Boolean, default=false so it doesn't
 affect existing users, but could be set true during new WP installs
 henceforth.
 >
 > '''Please''' don't doom this to ''wontfix''. It's a huge UX issue all
 the way around, has been for years, and it should really be a simple,
 supported fix for those who ''don't'' care about their current comment
 permalinks (or will redirect them).
 >
 > In my opinion, there should really already be a much more intelligent
 way of handling comment (and archive!) pagination/permalinks in place by
 now anyway. Even if that's not happening any time soon, it won't hurt
 anyone to have an optional stopgap in place in the meantime.
 >
 > Besides... ''many'' core upgrades were more catastrophic than screwing
 with comment permalinks! #dontwaitdeprecate


 I completely, and wholeheartedly agree with this comment. There should be
 a better way by now of handling pagination and permalinks.

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