Merge pull request #860 from Automattic/fix/690-leave-site-alert

Author: GaryJones

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 
 ### Fixed
 
+* fix: prevent spurious "Leave site?" warning on new posts with custom statuses by @GaryJones in [#860](https://github.com/Automattic/Edit-Flow/pull/860)
 * fix: scope module asset loading to relevant pages only by @GaryJones in [#858](https://github.com/Automattic/Edit-Flow/pull/858)
 * fix: allow text selection in calendar overlay without triggering drag by @GaryJones in [#857](https://github.com/Automattic/Edit-Flow/pull/857)
 * fix: update post date to current time when publishing from custom status by @GaryJones in [#856](https://github.com/Automattic/Edit-Flow/pull/856)

modules/custom-status/lib/custom-status-block.js

@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@ subscribe( function () {
 	}
 
 	// For new posts, we need to force the default custom status.
+	// Only update if the current status differs to avoid marking the post as dirty.
 	const isCleanNewPost = select( 'core/editor' ).isCleanNewPost();
 	if ( isCleanNewPost ) {
-		dispatch( 'core/editor' ).editPost( {
-			status: ef_default_custom_status,
-		} );
+		const currentStatus = select( 'core/editor' ).getEditedPostAttribute( 'status' );
+		if ( currentStatus !== ef_default_custom_status ) {
+			dispatch( 'core/editor' ).editPost( {
+				status: ef_default_custom_status,
+			} );
+		}
 	}
 
 	// If the save button exists, let's update the text if needed.