[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #46425: Comment Form : Cookie Opt-In

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#46425: Comment Form : Cookie Opt-In
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 Reporter:  kartiks16     |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Comments      |    Version:  5.1
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:  needs-testing 2nd-opinion
  Focuses:                |
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 Hello Team,

 I activated the checkbox “Show comments cookies opt-in checkbox, allowing
 comment author cookies to be set” in the backend of my WordPress
 installation. Not surprisingly, a checkbox labeled “Save my name, email,
 and website in this browser for the next time I comment” appeared in all
 comment forms on my website.

 To test this feature, I started an incognito session in Google Chrome and
 posted a comment. I did not check the checkbox. From my understanding,
 when the checkbox is unchecked, no cookies should be stored on the user’s
 computer. But WordPress did

 https://i.imgur.com/NGIMATC.png

 However, the actual field values (name, email) were not preserved. So on
 the surface, the checkbox does its job. But I think it would be better if
 no cookies were created in this case.

 I could reproduce this behavior even in a clean installation of WordPress
 5.1 with default settings.

 Did I misunderstand the intention of this opt-in checkbox?

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/46425>
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