[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #45883: Recent Posts widget ignores private posts since replacing The Loop

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#45883: Recent Posts widget ignores private posts since replacing The Loop
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 Reporter:  captain.crash  |       Owner:  audrasjb
     Type:  defect (bug)   |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  5.1.1
Component:  Widgets        |     Version:  5.0.2
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch      |     Focuses:
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Comment (by dlh):

 I'm having a little trouble following how [41890] might have caused a
 change in behavior like the one described here. If I revert [41890] from
 my test environment, for example, I still don't see private posts in the
 widget, but perhaps I'm testing incorrectly.

 Regardless, I wonder whether the change in [attachment:"45883.diff"] is
 too broad. Being logged in isn't usually sufficient in itself to view
 private posts; users typically need to be the post author or have the
 `read_private_posts` capability for the post type.

 Removing the `post_status` clause from the query args entirely causes the
 default `WP_Query` logic to kick in, which checks authorship and
 capabilities.

 However, if private posts weren't previously visible in the widget, that
 might constitute a backwards-compatibility break both for the widget
 output and the `widget_posts_args` filter.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/45883#comment:7>
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