Ticket #19907: 19907.3.patch

src/wp-includes/post.php

@@ -3802 +3802 @@
                 } else {
                         $post_date_gmt = '0000-00-00 00:00:00';
                 }
+        } elseif ( in_array( $post_status, array( 'draft', 'pending', 'auto-draft' ) ) ) {
+                $post_date_gmt = '0000-00-00 00:00:00';
         } else {
                 $post_date_gmt = $postarr['post_date_gmt'];
         }

tests/phpunit/tests/ajax/QuickEdit.php

@@ -83 +83 @@
                 $post_terms_2 = wp_get_object_terms( $post->ID, 'wptests_tax_2' );
                 $this->assertSameSets( array( $t2 ), wp_list_pluck( $post_terms_2, 'term_id' ) );
         }
+
+        /**
+         * When updating a draft in quick edit mode, it should not set the publish date of the post when this one will be published.
+         *
+         * @ticket 19907
+         */
+        public function test_quick_edit_draft_should_not_set_publish_date() {
+                // Become an administrator.
+                $this->_setRole( 'administrator' );
+
+                $user = get_current_user_id();
+
+                $post = self::factory()->post->create_and_get(
+                        array(
+                                'post_status' => 'draft',
+                                'post_author' => $user,
+                        )
+                );
+
+                $this->assertSame( 'draft', $post->post_status );
+
+                $this->assertEquals( '0000-00-00 00:00:00', $post->post_date_gmt );
+
+                // Set up a request.
+                $_POST['_inline_edit'] = wp_create_nonce( 'inlineeditnonce' );
+                $_POST['post_ID']      = $post->ID;
+                $_POST['post_type']    = 'post';
+                $_POST['content']      = 'content test';
+                $_POST['excerpt']      = 'excerpt test';
+                $_POST['_status']      = $post->post_status;
+                $_POST['post_status']  = $post->post_status;
+                $_POST['post_author']  = $user;
+                $_POST['screen']       = 'edit-post';
+                $_POST['post_view']    = 'list';
+                $_POST['edit_date']    = true;
+                $_POST['mm']           = '09';
+                $_POST['jj']           = 11;
+                $_POST['aa']           = 2020;
+                $_POST['hh']           = 19;
+                $_POST['mn']           = 20;
+                $_POST['ss']           = 11;
+
+                // Make the request.
+                try {
+                        $this->_handleAjax( 'inline-save' );
+                } catch ( WPAjaxDieContinueException $e ) {
+                        unset( $e );
+                }
+
+                $post = get_post( $post->ID );
+
+                $this->assertEquals( '0000-00-00 00:00:00', $post->post_date_gmt );
+        }
 }