[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #58195: WordPress Exporter bug

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#58195: WordPress Exporter bug
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 Reporter:  shtv          |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Export        |    Version:
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 The wordpress exporter has a bug where it will export all posts except
 trashed posts when using the default options but will export all posts
 including trashed posts when the author filter is enabled (to export posts
 by a specific author). Exporting by a specific user is the only way to
 export a specific portion of the posts and avoid exporting all of files.

 This is a problem because 99% of people do not want trashed items to be in
 included in an export file as these are already designated as unwanted/
 unnecessary. The exporter function does not make it obvious to users that
 it will include trashed items in the created export file. This problem is
 only obvious if someone tries to incorporate the exported posts into
 another site which already has posts of a similar name.

 You might ask how is it possible to have duplicate posts (1 post
 published, 1 post trashed with exactly the same name) You couuld get this
 by accidentally creating two posts with exactly the same slug or by
 deleting a post and creating a new one with exactly the same name.

 After importing the xml file into another site WordPress gives a warning
 that the imported post already exists but does not make it clear that the
 new duplicate is actually located in the trash section of the new site and
 is not published like a normal post.

 With this unexpected behaviour and confusing warning message users will
 not necessarily understand how to solve the issue and this warning message
 witll continue to pop up EVERYTIME they export/import posts because the
 site of origin will continue to include all trash files in the exported
 xml until the user empties their trash or the trash files expire.

 Some users like myself use the export function multiple times a day and
 export 100s of posts a week. Correcting this "bug" would avoid confusion,
 save time and would ensure the behaviour of the exporter matches the
 expectations of the user.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/58195>
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