[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #4115: getCategoryList should exclude empty categories by default

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#4115: getCategoryList should exclude empty categories by default
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 Reporter:  redsweater   |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect       |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal       |    Milestone:  2.3      
Component:  XML-RPC      |      Version:  2.2      
 Severity:  normal       |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  needs-patch  |  
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Comment (by rob1n):

 Replying to [comment:9 foolswisdom]:
 > Replying to [comment:8 rob1n]:
 > > I don't think hiding link categories is correct, since unless I'm
 missing something big, posts can > go into link categories.
 >
 > A link category is defined to me as one that has been used for links,
 but has not yet been used for posts. That seems like a good compromise. Do
 you have a suggestion for a better experience?

 Yes, but in the current category setup, link categories and post
 categories are transparent. So technically they're only "categories," from
 a semantic point of view. If we didn't show these in getCategoryList, then
 it wouldn't *really* be getCategoryList, would it? ;)

 But it also detracts from being able to post into all categories that you
 *can*, since the XML-RPC client wouldn't be aware of the other categories
 unless we extend and make a new API, but that wouldn't be supported at
 all.

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