[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #18449: List Table Factory Needs to be Pluggable

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#18449: List Table Factory Needs to be Pluggable
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 Reporter:  miqrogroove     |       Owner:  wonderboymusic
     Type:  defect (bug)    |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  4.9
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  3.1
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch       |     Focuses:
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Changes (by peterwilsoncc):

 * milestone:  Future Release => 4.9


Comment:

 In [attachment:18449.2.diff]:

 * add the filter following @SergeyBiryukov's advice above
 * removes `@access private` from all the list table classes (ref #24938,
 labeled dupe of this ticket)

 After six years I think the opportunity for someone to take ownership of
 the list table API has passed and WordPress is stuck with what's in there
 already.

 Changing the API & breaking backward compatibility in any substantive way
 will break too many plugins.

 I think the future release has come so am putting on the milestone to
 encourage discussion.

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