[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #61552: post_author_meta_box() function defaults to original author when the editor is different

[WordPress Trac]

#61552: post_author_meta_box() function defaults to original author when the editor
is different
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 Reporter:  gobborg            |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Posts, Post Types  |     Version:  6.5.5
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  reporter-feedback  |     Focuses:  administration
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Changes (by knutsp):

 * keywords:   => reporter-feedback
 * focuses:   => administration
 * component:  General => Posts, Post Types


Comment:

 Hello and welcome to Trac

 I'm not completely sure I understand what you mean by "defaulted", but:
 1. The author of a post is saved as a property of the post
 2. The author of a new post defaults to the current user
 3. The author of a post can be selected/changed when edited

 The onky pecularities I know of is when the user set as author of a post
 is deleted, and their post then edited.

 The author of a post is not the last user editing it. It is meant to be
 the author (the user who wrote it).

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