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Clicking on 'edit post' via frontend link will fail if said post is not synced on local device
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Description
Steps to reproduce
- Visit your site while logged in
- Click on the "Edit" link
- Choose the WordPress App to edit the post
Expected behavior
I would expect the mobile app to open that post in the editor. If the post is not available, I would expect the app to ask me to wait for a moment while it syncs.
Actual behavior
If the post is NOT available on the local device (i.e. is not synced) the app will throw a message asking me to update my posts and will offer me an empty new post instead.
Tested on
Chrome 85.0.4183.81
Android alpha-241
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the frontend Edit-link flow in the WordPress Android app with a post that is not synced locally, using the reported Chrome and Android versions as context. Trace how the link selects the post and handles the missing local copy; done means the correct post opens after syncing or the app clearly waits for synchronization instead of creating an empty post.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin, wordpress
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100