[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #61122: Missing file wp-admin/user/contribute.php

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#61122: Missing file wp-admin/user/contribute.php
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 Reporter:  ignatiusjeroe  |       Owner:  johnjamesjacoby
     Type:  defect (bug)   |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  6.6
Component:  Help/About     |     Version:  6.3
 Severity:  minor          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch      |     Focuses:  multisite
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Comment (by johnjamesjacoby):

 Replying to [comment:10 ignatiusjeroe]:
 > This directory is deprecated. All files should have @deprecated comment.
 It took me hours to investigate/study its utility just to find out its not
 used anymore. Would have saved me hours of work if it was clearly stated
 its deprecated.

 The user dashboard is not deprecated, which is why it is not stated as
 such.

 Plugins and non-core services are able to extend this, and I have several
 that do.

 The original intent of the User Dashboard was to have a place to redirect
 a logged-in user (on a multisite installation) who does not have a role on
 any site to redirect them to.

 Agree with @audrasjb on how to address this. Additionally, the new
 configure.php should be coded like many of the other root admin files with
 similar overlap, such that it simply includes another file where all of
 the shared code lives, to avoid having 3 different versions of the same
 file, strings, etc…

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