[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #20168: How to: Avoid a bunch of useless Auto Draftt ID entries related in posts table and disable autosave feature in 'post-new.php'?

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#20168: How to: Avoid a bunch of useless Auto Draftt ID entries related in posts
table and disable autosave feature in 'post-new.php'?
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 Reporter:  josoroma     |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General      |    Version:  3.3.1
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:  has-patch needs-patch
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 I got it! Buuuuut I had to edit 2 core files, yes! 2 core files :(

 I know is not a cool plugin hack, but maybe a cool patch for WP, Im using
 3.3.1 version.

 Well, here is my little hack/contribution:

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 wp-admin/post-new.php
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 1 Comment:

 //wp_enqueue_script('autosave');
 2 Change:

 $post = get_default_post_to_edit( $post_type, true );
 $post_ID = $post->ID;
 by:

 $post       = array();
 $post_ID    = 0;

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 wp-admin/post.php
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 1 Change:

 if ( isset( $_GET['post'] ) )
     $post_id = $post_ID = (int) $_GET['post'];
 elseif ( isset( $_POST['post_ID'] ) )
     $post_id = $post_ID = (int) $_POST['post_ID'];
 else
     $post_id = $post_ID = 0;
 by:

 if ( isset( $_GET['post'] ) ) {

     $post_id = $post_ID = (int) $_GET['post'];

 } elseif ( isset( $_POST['post_ID'] ) ) {

     if ( empty($_POST['post_ID']) ) {

         $post_type = wp_kses($_POST['post_type']);

         if( !post_type_exists($post_type) ) {

             $post_type = 'post';

         }

         check_admin_referer('update-' . $post_type . '_' . (int)
 $_POST['post_ID']);

         global $user_ID;

         $defaults = array(
                             'post_status'   => 'draft',
                             'post_type'     => $post_type,
                             'post_author'   => (int) $user_ID,
                     );

         $postarr    = wp_parse_args( $_POST, $defaults );

         $post_ID    = wp_insert_post($postarr);

         $post_id    =  (int) $post_ID;

         redirect_post($post_id);

         exit;

     } else {

         $post_id = $post_ID = (int) $_POST['post_ID'];

     }



 } else {

     $post_id = $post_ID = 0;

 }

 I am using JQuery to hide: add media stuff. Just only a unique ID entry is
 created in posts table (and not a bunch of useless Auto Draft entries
 related) and media stuff will be visible after user manually saves current
 post.

 Rare behavior: When a user logins for the first time and is redirected to
 Dashboard, WP creates an Auto Draft entry in posts table, hmmm, crazy!
 Somebody knows why it works like that?

 A better solution: perhaps not altering at any chance core files? It will
 be a great one! For example, with a checkbox in Settings-->Writing to
 check or uncheck if we want the "autosave" feature or not. Somebody else
 wants to apply this patch?

 Thanks in advance.

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