[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #3827: private posts are not appearing on main page for users with read_private_posts

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#3827: private posts are not appearing on main page for users with
read_private_posts
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 Reporter:  molecularbear  |       Owner:  anonymous         
     Type:  defect         |      Status:  new               
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  2.3               
Component:  General        |     Version:  2.1               
 Severity:  normal         |    Keywords:  read_private_posts
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 I created a new role that is identical to the Author role except that it
 included the "read_private_posts" and "read_private_pages" capabilities. I
 expected that people who were assigned the new role would then be able to
 view all private posts. What happened was that the new role could view
 private posts via direct link (i.e., permalink), but the private entries
 would not appear on the main page.

 I tracked the issue down to get_posts() in wp-includes/query.php.
 Basically, there is some code there that will get the private posts if the
 user has "edit_private_posts". I changed this to "read_private_posts" and
 seem to have gained the functionality that I was looking for; I also
 changed "edit_private_posts" to "read_private_posts" for good measure.  I
 have attached a patch that describes this. Is there a reason why these are
 "edit_" capabilities instead of "read_"?

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