[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #53235: Ensure consistent type for integer properties of WP_Post, WP_Term, and WP_User

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#53235: Ensure consistent type for integer properties of WP_Post, WP_Term, and
WP_User
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 Reporter:  SergeyBiryukov            |       Owner:  SergeyBiryukov
     Type:  defect (bug)              |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  5.8
Component:  General                   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-dev-note  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by SergeyBiryukov):

 Replying to [comment:4 peterwilsoncc]:
 > I vaguely remember something like this causing problems in the past but
 can't find the solution, ie whether converting to string was deliberate or
 a dev note was published.

 Could that be about the `WP_Post::post_author` and
 `WP_Post::comment_count` properties in #22324? They were indeed left as a
 string at the time for backward compatibility.

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