[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29619: Make WP_HTTP_BLOCK_EXTERNAL more easy to use

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#29619: Make WP_HTTP_BLOCK_EXTERNAL more easy to use
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 Reporter:  markoheijnen  |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  HTTP API      |    Version:  2.8
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:  dev-feedback
  Focuses:                |
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 Currently when defining WP_HTTP_BLOCK_EXTERNAL it blocks all requests
 which would mean that WordPress itself becomes unusable because it then
 will also blocks it own requests to WordPress.org. Also oEmbeds stop
 working because they can't get their data.

 My idea is to make an if statement like the localhost check to allow those
 requests. I do get that this constant is mainly for local development but
 would be great to have a easy way to have a semi locked down installation.
 So I'm curious what you guys think about this.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/29619>
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