[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #53076: Press This: Add filters to allow custom Press This plugins

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#53076: Press This: Add filters to allow custom Press This plugins
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 Reporter:  kraftbj                              |       Owner:  kraftbj
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  6.9
Component:  Editor                               |     Version:  4.9
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-testing-info has-patch needs-    |     Focuses:
  dev-note                                       |
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Changes (by SirLouen):

 * keywords:  has-testing-info has-patch needs-testing => has-testing-info
     has-patch needs-dev-note


Comment:

 ✅ I've tested with [https://github.com/SirLouen/press-this-testing my
 plugin] and everything is working well as expected.

 I confirmed the first patch, mainly because the original use-case, was to
 have quick solution to add some tweaks to the Press-This OG plugin.

 With this new patch, from a code perspective as @azaozz suggested, it's
 much cleaner, but it's a hassle for the new plugin creator (at minimum,
 needing to copy/paste the wp_load_press_this, to initialize the same the
 original instance if he is only adding some tweaks to the OG).

 Even with just one filter of the original 3 (the slug one), you could
 perfectly achieve the original use-case as long as you preserved the same
 loading filename and same class name in your tweaked plugin.

 Let's remember which was the original use-case:
 > If a site owner wants a custom version of Press This, they are required
 to hack the plugin in some way (set the version super high and edit the
 files, replace it with something of a high version, etc to ensure the
 plugin is updated back to stock by WordPress).

 With a different slug, this is perfectly sorted. And in terms of total
 code, is even less than the action hook solution. And I seriously doubt
 that anyone in 2025 is going to invest time on revamping a full Press-This
 plugin, instead of just, either PRing the OG or just adding some little
 tweaks.

 Furthermore, with this new version with a hook action, I believe that a
 dev-note is required 100% to explain what's going on. With filter hooks, I
 feel that a dev note is optional, but it would be nice as well to inform
 about this new "feature".

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