Keep current status for a question when it is updated

changelog/fix-question-status-reset

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: fixed
+
+Keep current status for a question when it is updated

includes/rest-api/class-sensei-rest-api-question-helpers-trait.php

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ private function save_category_question( $question ) {
 		$post_title = sprintf( esc_html__( '%1$s Question(s) from %2$s', 'sensei-lms' ), $question_number, $question_category->name );
 
 		$post_args = [
-			'ID'          => $question_id,
+			'ID'          => (int) $question_id,
 			'post_title'  => $post_title,
 			'post_status' => 'publish',
 			'post_type'   => 'multiple_question',
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ private function save_category_question( $question ) {
 			],
 		];
 
-		$result = wp_insert_post( $post_args );
+		$result = $question_id ? wp_update_post( $post_args ) : wp_insert_post( $post_args );
 
 		/**
 		 * This action is triggered when a category question is created or updated by the lesson quiz REST endpoint.
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ private function save_question( $question, $status = 'publish' ) {
 		$is_new = null === $question_id;
 
 		$post_args = [
-			'ID'         => $question_id,
-			'post_title' => $question['title'],
+			'ID'         => (int) $question_id,
+			'post_title' => (string) $question['title'],
 			'post_type'  => 'question',
 			'meta_input' => $this->get_question_meta( $question ),
 			'tax_input'  => [
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ private function save_question( $question, $status = 'publish' ) {
 		];
 
 		if ( $status ) {
-			$post_args['post_status'] = $status;
+			$post_args['post_status'] = (string) $status;
 		}
 
 		// Force publish the question if it's part of a quiz.
@@ -194,10 +194,12 @@ private function save_question( $question, $status = 'publish' ) {
 		}
 
 		if ( isset( $question['description'] ) ) {
-			$post_args['post_content'] = $question['description'];
+			$post_args['post_content'] = (string) $question['description'];
+		} else {
+			$post_args['post_content'] = '';
 		}
 
-		$result = wp_insert_post( $post_args );
+		$result = $question_id ? wp_update_post( $post_args ) : wp_insert_post( $post_args );
 
 		if ( ! $is_new && ! is_wp_error( $result ) ) {
 			$this->migrate_non_editor_question( $result, $question['type'] );

tests/unit-tests/rest-api/test-class-sensei-rest-api-questions-controller.php

@@ -357,6 +357,32 @@ public function testQuestionUpdateToDraft() {
 		$this->assertEquals( 'draft', get_post_status( $question_id ) );
 	}
 
+	public function testQuestionUpdate_WhenPublishedQuestionAndNoStatusInPayload_DoesnChangeStatusToDraft() {
+		/* Arrange. */
+		$this->login_as_admin();
+
+		$question_id = $this->factory->question->create();
+
+		$this->save_question_post(
+			$question_id,
+			[
+				'status'  => 'publish',
+				'content' => '<!-- wp:sensei-lms/quiz-question {"title":"Test"} --><!-- /wp:sensei-lms/quiz-question -->',
+			]
+		);
+
+		/* Act. */
+		$this->save_question_post(
+			$question_id,
+			[
+				'content' => '<!-- wp:sensei-lms/quiz-question {"title":"Test"} --><!-- /wp:sensei-lms/quiz-question -->',
+			]
+		);
+
+		/* Assert. */
+		$this->assertEquals( 'publish', get_post_status( $question_id ) );
+	}
+
 	public function testQuestionWithCategoryUpdateToDraft() {
 		$this->login_as_admin();