id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
22167	Categories revert to default when scheduled posts are published	danielbachhuber	nacin	"The issue is that a scheduled post's categories are dropped when it's published. check_and_publish_future_post() calls wp_publish_post():

http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/wp-includes/post.php#L2882	

which, in turn, gets a WP_Post object, changes the status, can calls wp_insert_post():

http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/wp-includes/post.php#L2863

but, because post_category isn't a part of the WP_Post object, the categories default to default

r21942 seems to be the culprit. This is reproducible on wpcom and in trunk. "	defect (bug)	closed	normal	3.5	General	3.5	major	fixed