Ticket #4237: 4237.1.diff

wordpress.org/public_html/wp-content/plugins/plugin-directory/admin/class-status-transitions.php

@@ -131 +131 @@
                 switch ( $new_status ) {
                         case 'approved':
                                 $this->approved( $post->ID, $post );
+                                # See https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4237#comment:5
+                                update_post_meta( $post->ID, "last_updated", gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', time() ) );
                                 break;
 
                         case 'rejected':
                                 $this->rejected( $post->ID, $post );
+                                # See https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4237#comment:5
+                                update_post_meta( $post->ID, "last_updated", gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', time() ) );
                                 break;
 
                         case 'publish':
@@ -148 +152 @@
                                 $this->set_translation_status( $post, 'inactive' );
                                 break;
                 }
-
-                // Record the time a plugin was transitioned into a specific status.
-                if ( '0000-00-00 00:00:00' === $post->post_modified_gmt ) {
-                        // Assume now.
-                        update_post_meta( $post->ID, "_{$new_status}", time() );
-                } else {
-                        update_post_meta( $post->ID, "_{$new_status}", strtotime( $post->post_modified_gmt ) );
-                }
-        }
+                update_post_meta( $post->ID, "_{$new_status}", time() );
+}
 
         /**
          * Updates project status of the plugin on translate.wordpress.org.