[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16379: Better UI for doing "Page on Front"

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#16379: Better UI for doing "Page on Front"
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 Reporter:  markjaquith           |       Owner:
     Type:  task (blessed)        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                |   Milestone:  3.5
Component:  Administration        |     Version:  3.1
 Severity:  normal                |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  jane-likes has-patch  |
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Comment (by nacin):

 Replying to [comment:75 lessbloat]:
 > For page_for_posts, I think we need to use the existing blog page if one
 exists.
 >
 > Rationale:
 >
 > - First, doing this shouldn't pose a problem for new users.
 > - For existing users with pages, there would be no way to select an
 existing page otherwise.
 >
 > Thoughts?

 So, that makes sense. But the @todo brings up a few other questions:
  * What if the existing page we find isn't published? Even if the user
 *can* publish pages (and they might not be able to), we probably shouldn't
 publish a non-published item. (3.4 only allows published pages to be
 selected.) At that point, we might need to settle for `blog-2`. We *could*
 show a conflict note if we detect one.
  * What if the existing page can't be edited by the user? That means they
 can't change the title or slug. If for some reason, the user can't
 *create* pages, I've already coded it so a dropdown shows of existing
 pages. We might need to do the same for when the user can't edit pages
 either.

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