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Fix: textdomain loaded too early notice on plugins_loaded - #1905

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Summary

  • A customer reported the "Translation loading for the accessibility-checker domain was triggered too early" notice from the Accessibility Checker (via a WordPress 6.7+ core check).
  • edac_ignore_capability() was hooked to plugins_loaded and calls edac_capability_metadata(), which builds an array containing __() translation calls — this runs before init, before translations are loaded, triggering the core notice.
  • Moved that hook, and the sibling PermissionsPage::register_request_handlers() registration (same file, same pattern), from plugins_loaded to init.
  • Confirmed add-on plugins (Pro, Export, Audit History) register their edac_capabilities filter callbacks via add_filter() at plugin load time, so moving assembly to init doesn't change contribution order.

Test plan

  • php -l includes/options-page.php
  • Confirm the "textdomain loaded too early" notice no longer appears with WP_DEBUG/WP_DEBUG_LOG enabled on a fresh page load
  • Verify the Permissions settings tab still loads and saves correctly
  • Verify add-on capabilities (Pro / Export / Audit History) still appear in the Permissions UI when those plugins are active

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved initialization timing for capabilities and permission handling.
    • Preserved the correct order of capability setup before permission processing.

…init

edac_ignore_capability() ran on plugins_loaded and called translation
functions while building the capability metadata array, triggering
WordPress's "_load_textdomain_just_in_time" notice since translations
aren't loaded until init. Moved that hook (and the sibling permissions
request-handler registration) to init; add-ons already register their
edac_capabilities filter callbacks at plugin load time, so contribution
order is unaffected.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Capability assembly and Permissions request-handler registration now use the init hook instead of plugins_loaded. Their priority order remains unchanged.

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Initialization flow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Move registration to init
includes/options-page.php
Capability assembly and Permissions request-handler registration now run on init at priorities 20 and 21. Documentation identifies init as the lifecycle point for capability assembly and metadata availability.

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The change defers translation-dependent capability registration until init to prevent the early textdomain notice without changing add-on contribution order; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

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496-500: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Update the stale lifecycle comment.

The hook now runs on init, but Lines 455-456 still state that edac_ignore_capability() runs on plugins_loaded. Update that comment so the documented lifecycle matches the implementation.

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In `@includes/options-page.php` around lines 496 - 500, Update the lifecycle
comment near edac_ignore_capability() so it states that the hook runs on init
rather than plugins_loaded, matching the current implementation and surrounding
explanation.
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Nitpick comments:
In `@includes/options-page.php`:
- Around line 496-500: Update the lifecycle comment near
edac_ignore_capability() so it states that the hook runs on init rather than
plugins_loaded, matching the current implementation and surrounding explanation.

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Follow-up to the previous commit's hook change; two docblock/comment
references still described the assembly as running on plugins_loaded.

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Code Review Summary

Verdict: Looks good — 2 non-blocking suggestions

What the fix does (correct)

Root cause is real: edac_ignore_capability() on plugins_loaded calls edac_capability_metadata(), which builds an array full of __() calls (lines 100–125) before translations load — triggering WP 6.7+'s "textdomain loaded too early" notice. Moving assembly to init (priority 20) is the right fix.

Verified assumptions — all hold ✓

  • Ordering preserved: add-ons contribute edac_capabilities via add_filter() at plugin load time (file-scope), so they're registered before init regardless of plugin load order. The lazy singleton (static $capability) means the bundle only assembles when actually needed; init is still early enough for admin-post saves (which fire after init).
  • No earlier callers: edac_ignore_capability() is only invoked from init (line 501) and the sync helpers (364, 440) — no plugins_loaded path still assembles it.
  • Request cache: edac_capability_metadata() has a static request cache, so floors compute once regardless of call sites.
  • Clean: no stray plugins_loaded references remain; the comment block (495–500) accurately documents the why.

💡 Suggestions (non-blocking, see inline)

  1. Priority 21 is fragile — the admin-post registration depends on the capability bundle assembling at priority 20. Consider one closure, or a comment noting the dependency.
  2. Consider a regression test for the timing contract — nothing asserts assembly happens on init, not before.

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  • Minimal, focused diff
  • Clear explanatory comments
  • Lazy-singleton + cache pattern is clean
  • All 14 CI checks green (lint PHP 7.4–8.2, integration WP 6.2/latest/multisite, security, style)

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Comment thread includes/options-page.php
// translation functions, and add-ons register their edac_capabilities filter
// callbacks via add_filter() at plugin load time, so they're already in
// place well before init fires either way.
add_action( 'init', 'edac_ignore_capability', 20 );

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💡 Suggestion (non-blocking): Consider a regression test for the timing contract. IgnoreCapabilityTest covers the sync logic, but nothing asserts the bundle assembles on init (not plugins_loaded). A small test that fires do_action('init') and asserts edac_ignore_capability() was assembled — or asserts no plugins_loaded hook remains — would lock this fix in against regressions.

Comment thread includes/options-page.php
// request. The tab UI itself is wired later on admin_menu.
add_action(
'plugins_loaded',
'init',

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💡 Suggestion (non-blocking): The priority 21 on this init hook (line 511) is fragile — this closure depends on edac_ignore_capability() assembling the capability bundle at priority 20 (line 501). If anything else ever hooks init at priority 20–21, the admin-post handler could register before the bundle exists. Consider combining both registrations into a single init closure, or adding a comment noting this dependency (e.g. "must run after priority 20, which assembles the capability bundle").

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