[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #30915: Automatic translation update does not trigger notification email

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#30915: Automatic translation update does not trigger notification email
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 Reporter:  ddaum            |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |     Version:  4.1
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |     Focuses:  administration
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Comment (by ddaum):

 So let me summarize: The dashboard deliberately lies to the user about the
 extent of automatic updates, Wordpress can and will by default overwrite
 and reset the user's translations at any time, and there is no
 notification whatsoever, not even an increased version number, so the site
 owner will never know until he gets feedback from customers.

 The [http://codex.wordpress.org/Configuring_Automatic_Background_Updates
 documentation] mentions that notifications are ON by default, when they
 are in fact not for translations, which are far more likely to be changed
 than code by a non-technically minded admin.

 And this can only be prevented by putting the whole setup into version
 control (like I had), by frequently checking source files, or by turning
 off these updates by adding filters to source code.

 --- Sorry, but I don't see how any of this aligns with the project
 philosophy and will have to agree to disagree. I am just glad I found this
 early, but sad I wasn't able to prevent other not-so-vigilant site admins
 from pain in the future.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/30915#comment:2>
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