[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #31210: Problem with WP core function to get user dropdown

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#31210: Problem with WP core function to get user dropdown
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 Reporter:  andyx2v         |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration  |    Version:  4.1
 Severity:  normal          |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  administration  |
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 Why does WP pass the argument 'who' => 'authors' on line 1014 of core file
 /wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php. Which then causes WP to
 check the $dbprefix_user_level meta key in the database for that user,
 which is as far as I know, is a deprecated method of checking that.

 This then stops WP from showing authors with enough caps (but level_0 for
 some reason) in the 'Author' dropdown on the page quick edit function.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/31210>
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