[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #44788: the_content() strange behavior - we can't change global "post_content" from "$post->post_content"

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#44788: the_content() strange behavior - we can't change global "post_content" from
"$post->post_content"
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 Reporter:  Tkama              |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:
Component:  Posts, Post Types  |     Version:  4.9.8
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:                     |     Focuses:
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Changes (by SergeyBiryukov):

 * status:  new => closed
 * type:  feature request => enhancement
 * resolution:   => invalid
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Comment:

 To clarify a bit more, setting `$post->post_content` does affect the
 `$post` global, however that's not the value used in `get_the_content()`,
 at least not directly.

 The function takes `$content` [source:tags/4.9.8/src/wp-includes/post-
 template.php?marks=287,289,295#L286 from the $pages global], which is set
 up in [source:tags/4.9.8/src/wp-includes/class-wp-
 query.php?marks=4007,4009#L3996 WP_Query::setup_postdata] earlier.

 It's not quite clear when exactly your snippet runs, but it should work if
 you add `setup_postdata( $post )` after changing `$post->post_content`.

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