[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38962: REST API: Don't delete posts/links when deleting/removing a user from a site in a multisite install

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#38962: REST API: Don't delete posts/links when deleting/removing a user from a
site in a multisite install
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 Reporter:  ocean90                       |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)                  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high                          |   Milestone:  4.7
Component:  REST API                      |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  major                         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch needs-unit-tests  |     Focuses:  multisite
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Comment (by jeremyfelt):

 Replying to [comment:7 rmccue]:
 > Replying to [comment:6 dd32]:
 > > The `reassign` param should only be required for `DELETE` methods, and
 as per above, should be restricted to single-site usage only for 4.7
 >
 > Right, but the proposal is to use `PUT` in 4.8, as you're not deleting
 the user, just removing their access to the site.

 We'll skip `DELETE` for multisite in 4.7 (see [attachment:38962.diff]),
 but the `reassign` param should be required for single site.

 What should be passed as `reassign` to delete content instead? Right now
 we only rely on passing the fallback `null` to `wp_delete_user()`.

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