Automattic / Automattic/co-authors-plus

Incorrect post count when linked accounts are authors of the same post prior to linking

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#779 2 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
priority: medium status: needs review type: bug
Dominant language
PHP
Stars
322
Forks
216
Avg merge
7h 50m
Merged PRs (30d)
65

Description

**Steps to reproduce**

1. Create an editor account (editor-779)
2. Create one post (test-post-779)
3. Create a guest author account (guest-779)
4. Add guest author to post (test-post-779)
5. Check post count for editor and guest author
6. Link guest author account (guest-779) with editor account (editor-779)
7. Check post count for editor and guest author

**Expected behaviour**

✅ Editor: 1 post
✅ Guest: 1 post

**Current behaviour**

❌ Editor: 2 posts
❌ Guest: 2 posts

**Related issue**

https://github.com/Automattic/Co-Authors-Plus/pull/776

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the numbered account, post, author, and linking steps, then trace how post counts are calculated after the accounts are linked. Done means the editor and guest author each still report one post; the related pull request is linked in the issue for context.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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