Previously, when a plugin updated its suggested privacy policy text, an admin notice was shown on all screens in the Administration Panels. That was done in order to make sure that administrators were aware of it, so that they could update their policy if needed. That was a very heavy-handed and intrusive approach, though, which leads to a poor user experience, and notice fatigue.
An alternative approach is to use bubble notifications in the menu, similar to when plugins have updates that need to be installed. That still makes it obvious that something needs the administrator's attention, but is not as distracting as a notice.
The notice will still appear on the Privacy page, though, since it is relevant to that screen, and provides an explanation of why the bubble is appearing.
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Fixes#43954. See #43953.
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Previously the admin didn't have any way to know if a pending request was ready to be processed, aside from manually checking the Export/Erase pages. Sending them an email is a much more convenient option.
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See #43967.
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Previously the pointer overlapped the menu in order to draw attention to the fact that it applies to both the `Tools` and `Settings` menus. That caused a conflict if the menu was collapsed, though, because the icons were covered by the pointer and therefore inaccessible.
Additionally, minor tweaks were made to the text order and formatting. The order of the two sections was swapped in the title and paragraph, in order to match the order of the corresponding menu items. The spacing around headings and paragraphs was tweaked to remove extraneous whitespace.
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Fixes#43961.
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- Separate the guide text form the suggested policy text.
- Add table of content for easier navigation.
- Move the content to tools.php (prevents the settings menu of being open).
- Add a link to the guide from the Privacy settings screen.
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Fixes#43980.
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r42986 introduced the beginnings of an Ajax handler for processing requests to erase personal data. At the time, a method for marking requests as completed was planned, but had not yet been created. This commit introduces that mechanism, bringing the erasure process closer to completion.
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Fixes#43922.
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r43008 refactored the request flow to make several improvements, but accidentally marked `completed` requests as `confirmed`. This commit restores the intended statuses, so that the data and corresponding UI reflect reality.
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Fixes#43913.
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Whenever an admin initiates a download or email of a personal data export, a fresh copy of the file is generated. Previously, a new filename was used each time, which could lead to situations where a URL that was emailed to a data subject is broken.
That can be avoided by reusing the same filename when building fresh archives.
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Fixes#43905.
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r43046 introduced wp_schedule_delete_old_privacy_export_files() to schedule the wp_privacy_delete_old_export_files cron job, but it did not check to make sure it wasn't running in the context of the install process. When it did run in that context, it created a database error, because the necessary database tables don't exist at that point.
Checking the current context and returning early during the installation phase avoids that issue.
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Fixes#43952.
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Previously the user was shown a message that the page was created, but might not understand that they still need to visit the page and publish it. Redirecting them to the page makes it more obvious that additional steps are involved.
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Fixes#43926.
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The new features are very important for some users, because of their GDPR obligations. They're also spread across multiple top-level menus, making them less discoverable. An admin pointer will help to ensure that users are aware of the new tools and how to find them.
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Fixes#43942.
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The personal data export and erasure tools allow plugins to register their own callbacks, in order to add additional data to the export and erasure processes. Previously, these were registered without specifying a constant identifier in the array of callbacks. Using mutable integers makes it difficult for plugins to modify the callbacks of other plugins, though.
Using associative array keys instead provides a covenient and reliable way to identify and interact with another plugin's callbacks.
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Fixes#43931.
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In many common Multisite use cases, the network administrator will want to set a network-wide privacy policy -- via the privacy_policy_url filter -- for consistency and convenience. When that's done, the Privacy Settings screen on individual sites becomes unnecessary, and may confuse administrators of those sites when they see that their changes don't have any effect on the policy link in the footer.
Since we can't programatically determine which behavior the network admins would like, the safest default setting is to restrict the ability to super admins, and let them delegate it to individual site owners via a plugin, if they'd like to.
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Fixes#43935.
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The page was originally placed under Tools so that it would be grouped with the pages to export and erase personal data, since they're all part of the effort to bring privacy management tools to Core ahead of GDPR's deadline. After more consideration, though, it makes sense to move this page to the Settings menu, since it's fundamental purpose is to configure an option, rather than to facilitate a recurring task. This keeps all of the configuration pages in a single place, making them consistent and easier to find.
Exporting and erasing personal data are recurring tasks, so they still make sense under the Tools menu.
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Fixes#43873.
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Insert both the text and tutorial in new policy pages and highlight is brightly in the editor.
Show only the suggested text in the policy postbox.
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Fixes#43473.
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In these contexts, "privacy policy" is not a proper noun, and therefore should not be capitalized.
The remaining uses are page titles and section headers, where capitalization is appropriate.
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Fixes#43435.
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The previous sentence was gramatically awkward, and using the term "compliance" could accidentally be mistaken by a site owner for a promise by WordPress that their site will be compliant after using the tool, which is not necessarily true.
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See #43435.
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Non-wrapping `label`s are more widely supported by assitive technologies. The CSS changes account for the element re-ordering, and tweak the formatting for improved readability.
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Fixes#43436.
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Personal data collection is more likely for registered users than casual visitors, and the privacy policy might have been updated since a user last logged in. Those changes could impact the collection of personal data from registered users, so it makes sense to provide a link to the policy before users log in.
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Fixes#43721.
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