[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        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  close         |     Focuses:
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Comment (by SergeyBiryukov):

 Replying to [comment:2 mklusak]:
 > If this is a feature, then it should be mentioned in Codex: "You can't
 use post_status => private on front-end, it works only for logged in
 users".

 It is a feature, see the code in `WP_Query`: [source:tags/3.9.1/src/wp-
 includes/query.php#L3307].

 And it's actually mentioned in
 [http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Status_Parameters
 WP_Query docs]: ('private' – not visible to users who are not logged in).

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