[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12515: Destructive Autosaves Happening on All Drafts

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#12515: Destructive Autosaves Happening on All Drafts
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 Reporter:  miqrogroove      |       Owner:  azaozz
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new   
 Priority:  highest omg bbq  |   Milestone:  2.9.3 
Component:  Autosave         |     Version:  2.9.2 
 Severity:  blocker          |    Keywords:        
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 I'm investigating reports of post drafts magically reverting or not being
 saved at all.  This appears to be happening at random, and so far I cannot
 find the cause.  In the meantime, I have discovered a related problem:
 WordPress 2.9.2 is continuously overwriting drafts during editing.

 Steps to Reproduce:

 1. Create a New Post

 2. Click Save Draft (or wait for autosave)

 3. Edit the content and wait 60 seconds.

 4. Repeat step 3 as many times as you like.  Go to other pages.  Come
 back.  Do anything other than click Save Draft, and WordPress will
 repeatedly overwrite the saved information without creating any revisions
 or autosave records.

 This is especially destructive if in step 2 the draft was autosaved by
 WordPress.  In that case, there are no revisions at all.  If you clear the
 content at that point, WordPress essentially deletes your draft without
 confirmation.

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12515>
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