[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #58001: Lazy load user capabilities in WP_User object

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#58001: Lazy load user capabilities in WP_User object
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 Reporter:  spacedmonkey          |       Owner:  flixos90
     Type:  enhancement           |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                |   Milestone:  6.9
Component:  Users                 |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  early needs-dev-note  |     Focuses:  multisite, performance
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Comment (by spacedmonkey):

 We already have other examples of where properties on this class have be
 deprecated like in [18504].

 I see no point on adding to caps, allcaps and roles properties on a class
 instance. These changes would not presist, to do that, you need to call
 `add_cap` and `add_role`. To get this data, there are methods like
 `get_role_caps`.

 If we revert this change, it will mean we have to make this as wontfix and
 it also means that #63021 will not be possible.

 Searching the plugin repo, there do seem to some examples, but not all
 them seem to related to the WP_User object.

 https://www.wpdirectory.net/search/01K7MH8A28VGSHHV41PVG891JE
 https://www.wpdirectory.net/search/01K7MHBCP874AFAMPQXZ5T68VE
 https://www.wpdirectory.net/search/01K7MHCEJ4CEF3WQNV52CGSAD8

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