[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39752: Customize: add a post editing flow

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#39752: Customize: add a post editing flow
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 Reporter:  mattwiebe    |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Customize    |    Version:
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  ui           |
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 The Customizer has always prevented following any non-frontend links in
 the preview, which has disabled post links provided by `edit_post_link()`
 from working. This was worked around in #38648 by no-op'ing the edit
 links.

 One approach to solving this problem would be to bring post editing into
 the Customizer, which has been explored: https://github.com/xwp/wp-
 customize-posts

 Another approach would be:

 1. Navigate to the appropriate edit post screen when an `edit_post_link()`
 is clicked on
 2. Before 1), save a Customize changeset if the state is unsaved
 3. Provide a UI on the edit posts screen to return to the Customizer after
 editing is complete
 4. When returning to the Customizer, restore the changeset stored in 2) if
 one was needed.

 This would solve the problems of there being no way to edit posts from the
 Customizer, while not trying to stuff a (duplicate) post editing UI into a
 space that is not well-suited to it.

 This could also help to editing posts created in nav menus #38002

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