[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #45516: Auto Draft title issue for custom post types

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#45516: Auto Draft title issue for custom post types
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 Reporter:  rajanit2000                          |       Owner:
                                                 |  SergeyBiryukov
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Future
                                                 |  Release
Component:  Posts, Post Types                    |     Version:  5.0
 Severity:  minor                                |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-copy-review has-screenshots      |     Focuses:
  has-test-info has-patch has-unit-tests needs-  |  administration
  testing                                        |
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Comment (by wildworks):

 I reread the entire discussion and considered what the ideal solution
 would be.

 My understanding is that the "title" post type support simply determines
 whether or not to display the UI for editing the title in the editor. It
 doesn't relate to what the title of that post is, or whether the title
 should be displayed on the front end. For example, `the_title` and
 `get_the_title` do not consider whether that post type supports titles.

 Furthermore, if we proceed with [https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-
 develop/pull/9597 PR 9597], unintended problems will occur. Try the
 following:

 - Add a post type without `title` support.
 - Add and save a post.
 - Check the display on the front end.
 - The title will be `(no title supported)`.

 The text `(no title supported)` only for the dashboard and should not be
 displayed on the front end.

 This result is to be expected, as the reason is that the string is stored
 in the `post_title` column of the database. However, a similar problem
 already exists in the trunk branch, where `Auto Draft` is displayed on the
 frontend.

 Another problem is that these titles are not localized even when the site
 language is changed.

 Perhaps it would be ideal to set an empty string instead of forcing some
 string as the title? That way, it would work as follows:

 - Dashboard: `(no-title)` is displayed as a fallback.
 - Front end: Nothing is displayed as a title.

 In any case, I agree to punt this ticket to a future release, as I feel
 there is still insufficient discussion and investigation to proceed with
 it in 6.9.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/45516#comment:60>
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