[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43941: Add default value to register meta

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#43941: Add default value to register meta
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 Reporter:  spacedmonkey                         |       Owner:
                                                 |  johnbillion
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  reviewing
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  5.5
Component:  Options, Meta APIs                   |     Version:  4.6
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests early       |     Focuses:  rest-api
  needs-dev-note                                 |
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Comment (by johnbillion):

 I would like to discuss the `$unfiltered` parameter more, it's not a
 pattern I like elsewhere in WordPress as it doesn't give an indication of
 the real purpose of the parameter. Its usage in
 [attachment:"43941.11.diff"] is misleading because it only disables
 ''some'' filters in `get_metadata()`.

 As a developer, when might I want or need an unfiltered value? Why isn't
 this parameter available in `get_post_meta()` and corresponding wrapper
 functions? Should it be? Why are some filters still applied when this
 parameter is set to true?

 I would rather see a new function for returning the raw value of a meta
 field without its default value being applied. This makes the intention
 more explicit and is what's needed here.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43941#comment:56>
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