[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #42771: WP_Term::get_instance() regression for non-category terms queried with 'category' taxonomy

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#42771: WP_Term::get_instance() regression for non-category terms queried with
'category' taxonomy
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 Reporter:  markjaquith   |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high          |   Milestone:  4.9.2
Component:  Taxonomy      |     Version:  4.9
 Severity:  major         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch     |     Focuses:
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Changes (by dd32):

 * keywords:   => has-patch


Comment:

 [attachment:42771.diff] seems like a good direction to me - just make the
 category-specific functions not care if it's an actual category or not. We
 could probably do the same to the tag-specific functions if any of those
 exist.

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