[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #56399: get_page_by_title() Is Not Checking "publish" Post Status

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#56399: get_page_by_title() Is Not Checking "publish" Post Status
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 Reporter:  xmic            |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Bootstrap/Load  |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal          |   Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests
  Focuses:                  |
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 Hello,

 **Issue**
 It is common expectation to use `get_page_by_title()` for us to get the
 published page that we wish to use. However, the current implementation
 does not take into consideration the `post_status` in the query.

 **Common Use Case Scenario**
 The current issue is that `get_page_by_title()` will get the draft post,
 and if this is used in conjunction with obtaining the URL, it will result
 in a 404 error for users.

 **Solution**
 Therefore, to take it a step further, we can introduce another parameter
 $post_status which accepts as a string or array of `post_status`
 defaulting to `'publish'`.

 This way, the function will not return a non-SEO friendly page, for
 example, if that page had been sent to the draft, because a user wishes to
 "re-create" the page without binning the previous one.

 - Michael

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/56399>
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