[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                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  dev-feedback has-patch  |     Focuses:  template
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Changes (by ericlewis):

 * focuses:   => template


Comment:

 This makes sense and looks good to me.

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

 To add on to that, even if a plugin/theme outputs the link without proper
 caps checking, it's just a link. Caps check would keep them out of the wp-
 admin page on click-through.

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