[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #51082: Default value for comment_type changed can lead to comments not shown

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#51082: Default value for comment_type changed can lead to comments not shown
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 Reporter:  Ov3rfly       |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Comments      |     Version:  5.5
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by smerriman):

 This isn't just affecting themes, but many plugins. For example, the WP
 Recipe Maker plugin uses the comment_approved_ and comment_unapproved_
 actions to sync comment statuses with its ratings.

 After WP 5.5, this is now broken, so that when a comment is approved its
 rating isn't.

 I'm about to contact the author to get them to add a workaround, but I'm
 sure a large number of other plugins do similar - this seems a pretty
 breaking change. I'm not sure why an empty string couldn't continue to be
 used for normal comments.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51082#comment:8>
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