[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #61798: Not possible to assign author to unowned post in the primary edit form

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#61798: Not possible to assign author to unowned post in the primary edit form
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 Reporter:  mossy2100          |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)       |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Posts, Post Types  |    Version:  6.6
 Severity:  minor              |   Keywords:  needs-patch
  Focuses:  administration     |
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 If a user is deleted, and their content is not reassigned, any posts of
 theirs will be trashed and will no longer have an author. Such a post can
 be restored, but will still not have an author. You can fix this by doing
 a Quick Edit and assigning the author to yourself (there's no other
 option).

 However, if you go to the Edit page, there is no author shown and no link
 to click, although there is an invisible button where the author link
 usually is. This will bring up the author select dialog with your name
 shown. You can't change it, and if you close the dialog, the author
 remains unset and empty.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61798>
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