[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17905: Multisite doesn't delete a user's posts/links upon removal

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#17905: Multisite doesn't delete a user's posts/links upon removal
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 Reporter:  duck_                    |       Owner:  jeremyfelt
     Type:  defect (bug)             |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:
Component:  Users                    |     Version:  3.0
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-refresh has-patch  |     Focuses:  multisite
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Changes (by clarinetlord):

 * keywords:  has-patch => needs-refresh has-patch


Comment:

 I'd like to resurrect this 9-year-old (!) issue, as this defect surfaced
 recently for our team. I'm supplying a new patch which is made from the
 current trunk and is narrower in scope than the previous patch. To
 summarize the OP, what happens is the user about to be deleted is
 currently removed from all sites whether or not their content is being
 deleted or reassigned. Because they are removed from all sites, the
 subsequent call to `wpmu_delete_user()` does not detect any role for the
 user on any sites and therefore does not remove any authored posts. Since
 `wpmu_delete_user()` internally calls `remove_user_from_blog()`, it's
 counterproductive to call it prematurely in the main process and
 incorrectly orphans all of that user's posts.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/17905#comment:6>
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