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EE Version: 2.5.2

I am not sure if it’s a bug or a feature, but it is somewhat related to this bug:
https://support.ellislab.com/bugs/detail/18230

When you create an entry, the edit_date is taken from the entry_date. But when you update an entry, the current time is used.
It seems to me that the normal behavior should be to take the current time; the edit_date should not come from the entry_date field.

Could someone confirm if the current behavior is the one intended?

Thanks in advance!

To be a bit more accurate, in the folder expressionengine/libraries/api, there is a “Api_channel_entries.php” file.

In this file, line 133, in the “submit_new_entry” function:

'edit_date' => $this->EE->localize->decode_date('%Y%m%d%H%i%s', $data['entry_date'], TRUE),

In the same file, line 269, in the “update_entry” function:

'edit_date' => $this->EE->localize->decode_date('%Y%m%d%H%i%s', $this->EE->localize->now, FALSE),

It seems to me that line 133 should be like line 269 because it seems to me that this field should only be changed by the system, not the user.

On entry creation, it would make sense to take edit_date from entry_date since entry_date is the current time. That’s because the entry is being created right at that moment.

Does that make sense?

Yes, it does indeed!
I think my confusion comes from the fact that we change this date on certain occasions, even at the creation time, and we should not.

Thank you for your answer!

Have a nice day.

Hey Blastmedia,

I am glad that Kevin was able to help! That’s awesome.

If you need anything else, please just let me know by opening a new thread.

Cheers,