Users

Subcomponents: Role/Capability and Login and Registration.

280 open tickets in the Users component

280 open tickets	defect (bug)	enhancement	feature request
	33	29	5
6.3	4	3	0
Awaiting Review	94	61	11
Future Release	20	15	5

280 open tickets. Last 7 days: -1 ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.

60 tickets that have no replies

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#23373 Limiting get_users() results by metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. value with LIKE wildcards
#31880 Expand wp_dropdown_users $show argument to allow custom user meta field
#31946 /wp-adminadmin (and super admin)/user-edit.php fails when using with IDN domain name
#35627 Delete user posts not reassigned. ui multisitemultisite Used to describe a WordPress installation with a network of multiple blogs, grouped by sites. This installation type has shared users tables, and creates separate database tables for each blog (wp_posts becomes wp_0_posts). See also network, blog, site
#36303 edit_user() will give PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 5.6.20 or higher Notices if user_login is unset on add.
#36556 has_cap was called with an argument
#37200 Add wrappers with IDs to user-edit.php ui administration
#37202 the_archive_title() doesn't output the author's display name if that author hasn't posted template
#37284 Add indication for required next to Confirm Password ui
#37338 add filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. in get_data_by
#38897 user_email with & (ampersand) being encoded within the database making notifications fail
#39067 wp_insert_user custom validation
#40060 Define ADMIN_COOKIE_PATH cause unreachable /wp-login.php
#40149 WordPress password strength checking is improved, but the hint now doesn't help
#40835 Password and email change emails should not contain site-specific wording on multisite multisite
#40949 wp_dropdown_users($args) is not returning desired list of users
#41522 wp_set_password() doesn't trigger a changed password notification
#41719 Malformed User Search results
#41837 WP_User_Query can generate negative offset in the LIMIT clause
#43013 Confirmation Email workaround
#43318 New filter suggestion for manage_users-network_custom_column multisite
#43601 Improve error messaging when activating multisite users multisite
#43635 Allow to (only) store users in an external user database/backend
#43748 Create new action edit_user_updated_user similar to edit_user_created_user
#43814 Checkbox label has a period in Add New User page. ui ui-copy
#44027 "Enable full-height editor" setting only saved on page refresh
#44313 /wp-admin/css/forms.css problem when adding a <select> with 'restrict_manage_users' ui
#44358 Unable to search a user if username is an email address administration
#44510 count_user_posts() does not check for empty $userid
#44634 multisite: WP_User compatibility keys inacessible after switch_to_blog
#44921 User nicename discovery is slow to return performance
#45296 Serious side-effects when login in another tab after session expiration in first tab administration
#45714 Allow all valid email formats when editing accounts in the dashboard administration
#45830 wp_update_user does not use the pluggable wp_set_password to change a user password
#46035 Add set_display_name method to WP_Roles class
#46451 wp_dropdown_users() does not pass all applicable arguments on to get_users()
#46562 Add rand orderby to the WP_User_Query and get_users to match get_posts
#47408 At the time user_register fires, the user_login field in the database is actually set to user_nicename
#47468 Cookie Expiry & Login Popup causes loss of any work currently busy with
#47674 Users forbidden to confirm email changes
#48119 Logout does not work when using cookie prefixes
#48308 Is it possible to make Phone number as a default field in Contact Info section in users admin details page.
#48508 User cache needs to be cleaned after updating user_activation_key via wpdb
#48705 Admin email confirmation language should be changed administration
#49924 Support for Multiple selected options in wp_dropdown_roles() function administration
#49982 WP_User_Query returns duplicates if a user has multiple meta keys of the same name, unless "relation = OR" is included which adds DISTINCT
#50072 Users with email addresses containing a single quote cannot reset their passwords
#52382 Simplify the user deletion "Attribute all content" flow administration
#52486 Extra check to create administrator account administration
#52630 Add Validation/Security to Password Reset privacy
#53339 Inconsistency in allowed characters for a password
#53341 Edit user: Error notice for failed password reset strips HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. for support article link ui javascriptJavaScript JavaScript or JS is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. WordPress makes extensive use of JS for a better user experience. While PHP is executed on the server, JS executes within a user’s browser. https://www.javascript.com/.
#53960 Construct WP_User::cap_key dynamically from wpdb instance multisite
#53972 Improper capability check when viewing attachment of private custom post typeCustom Post Type WordPress can hold and display many different types of content. A single item of such a content is generally called a post, although post is also a specific post type. Custom Post Types gives your site the ability to have templated posts, to simplify the concept.
#53975 Send Reset Password bulk-action/link missing for non-super admins (multi-site only) administration multisite
#54310 WP_User_Query does not return results in the same format if fields set to all_with_meta and doesn't return any metadata
#56428 Filter username on Users list table (WP_Users_List_Table) administration
#57391 Length Validation and error handling of adding new user
#57454 Multisite: Users without a role are not returned in sub-site search results ui multisite
#58001 Lazy load user capabilities in WP_User object multisite performance

7 tickets slated for 6.3

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#16293 In multisite installs, users with id 1 can't be deleted multisite
#19867 wp_dropdown_users() still not scalable ui accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) performance
#54915 Username, email and password fields must be ltr in rtl localeLocale A locale is a combination of language and regional dialect. Usually locales correspond to countries, as is the case with Portuguese (Portugal) and Portuguese (Brazil). Other examples of locales include Canadian English and U.S. English. ui css rtl administration
#56776 form label missing in profile page accessibility administration
#57843 Add action to wp_update_user
#58103 Show user roles when deleting users
#58407 resetpassword action on users.php (users list page) handles retrieve_password() return incorrectly ui administration

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