[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #27137: Remove required user context from `get_edit_post_link()`

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#27137: Remove required user context from `get_edit_post_link()`
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 Reporter:  danielbachhuber    |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)       |     Status:  new
 Priority:  low                |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Posts, Post Types  |    Version:
 Severity:  minor              |   Keywords:  dev-feedback has-patch
  Focuses:                     |
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 In a manner similar to #27113, `get_edit_post_link()` yields inconsistent
 behavior when used without a user context.

 For example, when using WP-CLI or a cron system to trigger email
 generation, use of `get_edit_post_link()` will return an empty string.

 The pattern established in core is to check whether the current user can
 edit a given post before calling `get_edit_post_link()` because the
 corresponding HTML will be broken otherwise.

 Removing the capability check won't introduce a security hole because
 WordPress institutes a capability check when loading the link.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/27137>
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