[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #35450: Relocate user's primary_blog setting to user profile

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#35450: Relocate user's primary_blog setting to user profile
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 Reporter:  johnjamesjacoby  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Users            |     Version:  3.0
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |     Focuses:  multisite
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Changes (by jeremyfelt):

 * keywords:  2nd-opinion =>


Comment:

 Replying to [ticket:35450 johnjamesjacoby]:
 > In multisite installations, the `primary_blog` user setting is an
 anomaly:

 Period. :)

 > I'd like to suggest we do a few things to improve this setting:
 >
 > * Move this setting into the user profile, and remove it from `my-
 sites.php`
 > * Introduce a new function, similar to `choose_primary_blog()`, for
 displaying this field in the user profile

 I'm conflicted on removing it from `my-sites.php`.

 I don't like where it is right now, though I'm not sure if moving it to
 the user profile makes that experience better for the user. In either
 location, it's currently a case where introducing something like Select2
 (#31696) makes sense.

 If it does belong in `my-sites.php`, then it should be better integrated
 with the UI sites so that there are not 2 lists of sites for a user to
 wade through. A "make this my active site" indicator or something.

 > * Move the saving of the `primary_blog` user meta key into
 `wp_insert_user()` so it can added to a user a object
 > * Switch to using the `user_meta()` functions, away from `user_option()`

 At first glance, these make sense. I could also see some other
 clarifications/corrections coming up when exploring how `active_blog` is
 used.

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