[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #47427: deleted pages for a plugin prevent page creation during re-installation of plugin

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#47427: deleted pages for a plugin prevent page creation during re-installation of
plugin
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 Reporter:  nbi1          |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |    Version:  5.2.1
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 Plugin xyz creates pages 'login' and 'registration' when it is installed.
 Those pages are subsequently deleted (moved to trash) and the plugin is
 uninstalled. If the plugin is then re-installed it will not be able to
 create 'login' and 'registration' because these pages are sitting in
 trash. That should not happen because an active 'login' page should not be
 equal to a 'login' page in trash, they should be separate and distinct
 page instances which cannot affect each other unless the user takes
 explicit action (similar to the philosophy behind package installation in
 Linux):

 1. The current behavior should be modified to allow concurrent active and
 trash instances of the same page.
 2. A plugin should have a force option for creating pages.
 3. There should be a force restore from trash option. The user would need
 to be warned, but it should be their choice.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/47427>
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