WordPress Ideas » Topic: Duplicate Post Feature

Sarah DaSilva on "Duplicate Post Feature"

Sarah DaSilva — Fri, 19 May 2017 21:56:02 +0000

I asked about this for widgets. Fair enough answer, I certainly wasn't aware of the "ownership" issue with the core, but it makes sense. Thanks!

Presskopp on "Duplicate Post Feature"

Presskopp — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 16:19:01 +0000

Got that. :-)

Ipstenu (Mika Epstein) on "Duplicate Post Feature"

Ipstenu (Mika Epstein) — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:31:49 +0000

The problem with it being in core is that then someone has to 'own' it and ensure that nothing breaks when we make core changes. If there's no one who wants to own it, then it's more risky to put it in core than leave it as a plugin that can be fixed and iterated faster. Basically there's absolutely no promise that being in core is a silver bullet to ensure that a feature will always work as expected.

Also keep in mind that we try not to put things into core that the majority of users won't use.

Presskopp on "Duplicate Post Feature"

Presskopp — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 14:50:41 +0000

If it was an integrated feature we wouldn't be forced to check Plugin-Compatibility and development. However, I think it would be nice, but I can live with a Plugin or even by using my bare hands.. :-)

Ipstenu (Mika Epstein) on "Duplicate Post Feature"

Ipstenu (Mika Epstein) — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 13:55:04 +0000

Ther are plugins for that. It's a plugin added to wordpress.com, which still hasn't shown enough use to justify it being added to core. Nothing wrong with a plugin :)

Presskopp on "Duplicate Post Feature"

Presskopp — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 09:45:46 +0000

I'd like to see a feature for duplicating posts or sites or whatever more like this plugin offers:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicate-post/

Thanks for listening :-)