[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #37887: Make attachments atomic until a Customizer session is published

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#37887: Make attachments atomic until a Customizer session is published
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 Reporter:  fjarrett     |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Customize    |     Version:  4.7
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch  |     Focuses:  administration
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Comment (by azaozz):

 > Desired behavior
 >
 > Attachments that are uploaded during a Customizer session should not be
 published, or even visible by other logged in users, until the user
 decides to publish the changes.

 Why?

 Is there any advantage in hiding uploaded files from other trusted users?
 I don't see any. Similar case is when a file is uploaded while the user
 composes a draft. We don't hide the upload until the post is published.

 I'm also not sure if it is a good idea to remove or delete a file that was
 uploaded while the customizer was used. This changes the current file
 uploading behavior for no good reason: the users are still seeing the
 (familiar) media popup, but files they upload may disappear later. This
 can be taken as error and is pretty bad UX.

 Also, if hiding of uploads is really really needed by somebody, it should
 be a plugin. Seems it should be implemented by adding these attachments to
 a "special" taxonomy (or similar) and excluding them from the Media
 library. The proposed solution is needlessly complex.

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