wordpress-mobile / wordpress-mobile/WordPress-iOS

Potential issue with draft not syncing after the post is published

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[Type] Bug Network/Sync Posts + Pages
Dominant language
Swift
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Description

"The app often holds the draft even when the articles is completed and Published. If you try and delete a draft in the app that’s been published on the Mac it deletes the published version."

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Research direction

No source file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the case where a post published on Mac still appears as a draft in the app, then trace the draft deletion and sync flow; done means deleting the stale draft cannot delete the published post.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ios, swift
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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