[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #28568: Can't get private posts/pages via WP_Query when not logged in as administrator

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#28568: Can't get private posts/pages via WP_Query when not logged in as
administrator
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 Reporter:  mklusak       |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Query         |    Version:  3.9
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 I want to use WP_Query to display content of one private page on some
 place in a template.

 {{{
 // ... theme template sidebar.php, for example
 <?php
 $the_query = new WP_Query( array( 'page_id' => 25, 'post_status' =>
 'private'  )); // page #25 is set to "private"
 if ($the_query->have_posts())
         {
         // ... nope, no posts for you today
         while ($the_query->have_posts())
                 {
                 $the_query->the_post();
                 the_content();
                 }
         wp_reset_postdata();
         }
 ?>

 }}}

 But it only works when I am logged in as administrator.

 When I am not logged in, and print_r() the $the_query, there is "request"
 index filled with:

 {{{SELECT   wp_posts.* FROM wp_posts  WHERE 1=1  AND wp_posts.ID = 25 AND
 wp_posts.post_type = 'page' AND ((wp_posts.post_status = 'private'))
 ORDER BY wp_posts.post_date DESC}}}

 Querying database with it directly in PHPMyAdmin, it returns one row as
 expected (page ID 25 row). But template loop does not anything. "Posts"
 index in $the_query is empty.

 I have expected WP_Query works like "just give me anything I want (defined
 by the arguments)"  ... and I want page with ID 25.

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