[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #10142: Add metadata support for taxonomy terms

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#10142: Add metadata support for taxonomy terms
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 Reporter:  sirzooro                 |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request          |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Taxonomy                 |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch 2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by thomask):

 * keywords:  needs-patch => needs-patch 2nd-opinion


Comment:

 I would like to propose for this discussion slightly different approach –
 move terms to posts. It might seem strange at the beginning, but if you
 think about it a little more, i believe you will see all the advantages.
 So please invest few seconds time to think about it.

 All terms and posts need the same "fields" and settings. You need name,
 description, slug, date created, and also other post features would be
 welcomed – author/owner, shorttext… It would make everything much easier –
 you will not need to come with extra features, you would not add new
 tables – instead you will get rid of one table, future multilanguage
 features would be again easier and what is the most important – it would
 be possible to do things, that are not possible now – all post to post /
 post to taxonomy / taxonomy to post / taxonomy to taxonomy relations, not
 only taxonomy to post as now. Typical example – authors for books, or
 brands to cars.

 I believe this would be also faster, as it would allow easier caching etc.
 And also the administration all all the relevant functions and pages would
 be much easier, you will not have to take care of two duplicating table
 lists, edit pages, meta boxes etc.

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