[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24447: Avoid losing data after nonces expire

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#24447: Avoid losing data after nonces expire
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 Reporter:  azaozz             |       Owner:  iseulde
     Type:  defect (bug)       |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Administration     |     Version:
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch early  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by majick):

 Outputting the raw post content may not be a good user experience but
 neither is the current "Are you sure you want to do this?" screen, which
 is just unhelpful and out-dated. I agree returning the user to the post
 writing screen and letting them know the post has not been saved would be
 better than this, but the locally saved data may still not be as current
 as the submitted data.

 To avoid end user confusion and panic, another alternative solution would
 be to send the user to a post revisions screen which shows the saved
 content next to the newly posted content for comparison, inform the user
 explicitly that their last update was NOT saved, and give the option to
 update the post with the newly posted data or discard it. Probably easier
 said than done, but certainly closer to ideal in preventing data loss. I
 guess my point is, if nothing is actually done with the posted data,
 something could still be lost when there really is no reason for that to
 happen.

 I realize this ticket is really about nonces and how they could be
 improved in this case, this  alternative could be split off as a new
 ticket for discussion if it's getting too off-topic. I will leave the
 nonce side of things as I admit I'm not familiar enough with them to
 really contribute much on that front.

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