[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #13975: Limit default number of revision

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#13975: Limit default number of revision
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 Reporter:  scribu       |       Owner:                       
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new                  
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Future Release       
Component:  Revisions    |     Version:                       
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion
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Changes (by nacin):

  * keywords:  has-patch => has-patch 2nd-opinion


Comment:

 If WordPress is used for editorial workflow purposes, or in any instance
 where the complete history of content and how it was changed is imperative
 to operations, then setting a default now (after not having one) will be a
 very bad idea. Revisions are in many cases about an audit trail.

 I agree with chipbennett's suggestion about wp-config-sample.php, in that
 this would be the safest way to do this, though not necessarily something
 I'd prefer to add there.

 Yes, when the post by mail plugin is finished, it'll likely set up its own
 settings panel, which would allow us to remove that section in the next
 few versions. We just added Press This there, given the probable demise of
 the otherwise empty tools.php.  It's not about the actual size taken up by
 options. [http://codex.wordpress.org/Release_Philosophy It's their
 existence].

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