[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24153: Sticky flag gets unset if author doesn't have publish_posts permission

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#24153: Sticky flag gets unset if author doesn't have publish_posts permission
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 Reporter:  archon810            |       Owner:  chriscct7
     Type:  defect (bug)         |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal               |   Milestone:  4.3
Component:  Role/Capability      |     Version:  3.5
 Severity:  normal               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-tests  |     Focuses:  administration
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Changes (by ericmann):

 * keywords:  has-patch needs-unit-tests => has-patch has-tests


Comment:

 I wrote a test that replicates the reported behavior with both
 `wp_update_post` and `edit_post`:

 - User with `edit_others_posts` but lacking `publish_posts` edits a sticky
 post
 - Make sure the post is still sticky after it's been edited

 As things turn out, the `wp_update_post` routine worked just fine without
 any changes - it's merely the presence of the `$_POST` array that mucked
 things up in `edit_post`. I've added tests for both update/save routines
 just to be sure nothing breaks.

 My new patch also refreshes the existing patch.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/24153#comment:19>
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