Saving Editor-preference in a Cookie is a REALLY bad idea

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  zendodeb · Member · Oct 13, 2014 at 6:45 pm

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  I understand from searching the forum that you store my browser preference in a cookie. You have a preference data base (look under “settings” from any blog’s dashboard.

  Using cookies assumes that I always use the same computer. That I never use a public computer. And probably a few other things that you are assuming.

  Also, as far as I can tell, your “new and improved” editor doesn’t use the same cookie value as the old one.

  I have elected to keep your cookies around forever – for now. But I shouldn’t have to. You should store all of my settings under “settings: editor” and be done with it. Or have you never considered standards? (Why isn’t everything stored as a cookie?)

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  rachelmcr · Member · Oct 15, 2014 at 12:21 pm

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  Hi there,

  Thanks for that feedback! I’ll pass along your suggestion to save your editor preference in settings, so our team can consider that as an alternative to saving it as a cookie.