[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #55327: PHP 8.0: improvements to allow for named parameters in WP 6.0

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#55327: PHP 8.0: improvements to allow for named parameters in WP 6.0
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 Reporter:  peterwilsoncc    |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task (blessed)   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  6.0
Component:  General          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  php80 has-patch  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by SergeyBiryukov):

 In [changeset:"53216" 53216]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="" revision="53216"
 Code Modernization: Rename parameters that use reserved keywords in `wp-
 admin/includes/taxonomy.php`.

 While using reserved PHP keywords as parameter name labels is allowed, in
 the context of function calls using named parameters in PHP 8.0+, this
 will easily lead to confusion. To avoid that, it is recommended not to use
 reserved keywords as function parameter names.

 This commit:
 * Renames the `$parent` parameter to `$category_parent` in
 `category_exists()` and `wp_create_category()`. This matches the category
 object property of the same name.
 * Amends similar parameters in `dropdown_categories()` and
 `wp_dropdown_cats()` for consistency.

 Follow-up to [52946], [52996], [52997], [52998], [53003], [53014],
 [53029], [53039], [53116], [53117], [53137], [53174], [53184], [53185],
 [53192], [53193], [53198], [53203], [53207], [53215].

 Props jrf, aristath, poena, justinahinon, SergeyBiryukov.
 See #55327.
 }}}

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