[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #44967: Add status filter to allow suppression of drafts from Privacy Policy select

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#44967: Add status filter to allow suppression of drafts from Privacy Policy select
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 Reporter:  garrett-eclipse         |       Owner:  garrett-eclipse
     Type:  enhancement             |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Privacy                 |     Version:  4.9.8
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback  |     Focuses:  privacy
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Changes (by garrett-eclipse):

 * keywords:  has-patch reporter-feedback close => has-patch dev-feedback


Comment:

 Hi @pento

 Yes it is niche for sure, and no public outcry for it, more just confusion
 from developers and some issues that arose due to the inclusion of drafts
 in the dropdown.

 Had setup the ticket as there was several times in trac and slack where it
 had been raised as possibly confusing to provide the drafts, and it has
 also been raised due to the ability to select drafts that the email was
 generating an empty url.

 The issue with drafts causing `get_privacy_policy_url` to return empty
 thus leaving the generated email with a broken link is being addressed in
 #44356, this was my primary motive for this filter idea to allow admins to
 avoid the selection of drafts.

 Relevant tickets; [[BR]]
 #44356 - drafts cause broken url in generated email [[BR]]
 #44100 - cleared up confusion in the dropdown by adding `(draft)` [[BR]]
 #44131 - due to drafts being available verbiage change was required

 As well some slack conversations indicating confusion; [[BR]]
 https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C9695RJBW/p1537375887000100 [[BR]]
 https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C9695RJBW/p1528309415000401 [[BR]]
 https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C9695RJBW/p1528310339000291 [[BR]]
 https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C9695RJBW/p1525918677000167

 Let me know if I can provide any further information and if you feel it
 too niche happy to revisit `maybelater` if there becomes public demand.

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