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Post notification emails are sent when old posts are changed to draft and re published again with the same date #94833

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Description

Quick summary

When an older post was switched to draft and published again, a new post notification email is sent to Email Subscribers.

Steps to reproduce

Start with an Atomic site that has a few Email Subscribers.

  1. Edit an existing post that was published on a past date.
  2. Change post status to Draft
  3. Change the post status back to Published.
  4. On the pre-publish checks panel, make sure the "Post & email" option is selected.

What you expected to happen

No new emails are sent for the old post.

What actually happened

A new post notification email was sent for the old post, as in the screenshots below:

Screenshot at 24-09-2024 18 11 54

Screenshot at 24-09-2024 18 12 41

Impact

Some (< 50%)

Available workarounds?

Yes, easy to implement

If the above answer is "Yes...", outline the workaround.

Workaround 1: Choose the "Post only" option under the Newsletter section of the pre-publish checks panel.

Workaround 2: Disable the Jetpack Newsletter module before the post is published.

Platform (Simple and/or Atomic)

Atomic

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    Customer ReportIssues or PRs that were reported via Happiness. Previously known as "Happiness Request".Issues or PRs that were reported via Happiness. Previously known as "Happiness Request".TriagedTo be used when issues have been triaged.To be used when issues have been triaged.[Feature Group] Content ManagementFeatures related to the tools and screens that admins use to manage their sites core content.Features related to the tools and screens that admins use to manage their sites core content.[Feature] Site Content EmailsAll emails generated for new site content, like emails going out to subscribers.All emails generated for new site content, like emails going out to subscribers.[Platform] Atomic[Pri] Low[Product] WordPress.comAll features accessible on and related to WordPress.com.All features accessible on and related to WordPress.com.[Type] Bug

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