[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39256: REST API: Multiple issues with setting dates of posts

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#39256: REST API: Multiple issues with setting dates of posts
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 Reporter:  jnylen0                     |       Owner:  jnylen0
     Type:  defect (bug)                |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                      |   Milestone:  4.7.3
Component:  REST API                    |     Version:  4.7
 Severity:  major                       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch has-unit-tests  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by jnylen0):

 * owner:   => jnylen0
 * status:  new => accepted


Comment:

 [attachment:39256.3.diff] addresses the '''second''' issue in the original
 report (allows updating the date of a draft).

 From
 https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_update_post#Scheduling_posts:

 > If you are trying to use `wp_update_post()` to schedule an existing
 draft, it will not work unless you pass `$my_post->edit_date = true`.
 WordPress will ignore the `post_date` when updating drafts unless
 `edit_date` is true.

 I believe this is close to commit-ready.  I plan to commit next week, in
 particular please give feedback on the approach needed to change the
 signature and behavior of `rest_get_date_with_gmt`.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39256#comment:10>
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