[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #8592: Private Pages not listed in the Parent dropdown

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#8592: Private Pages not listed in the Parent dropdown
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 Reporter:  mtdewvirus                           |       Owner:
                                                 |  SergeyBiryukov
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Future
                                                 |  Release
Component:  Posts, Post Types                    |     Version:
 Severity:  critical                             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  ux-feedback needs-testing has-patch  |     Focuses:
                                                 |  administration
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Changes (by userrame):

 * status:  closed => reopened
 * resolution:  invalid =>


Comment:

 This should not be marked as closed. Insane that this hasn't been fixed in
 10 years.

 For any other poor souls looking for a patchwork solution, none of the
 above work with the Gutenberg editor (from my experience). Here's what
 worked for me:

 * Install the aforementioned [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wh-tweaks/ WH
 Tweaks].
  * It has a lot of options enabled by default. Adjust them as you like,
 but leave "Show private pages in Parent dropdowns" enabled.
 * If you're using Gutenberg, private pages still won't show under the
 Parent Page dropdown, so install [https://wordpress.org/plugins/classic-
 editor/ Classic Editor].
  * Optionally, set your preferred default editor under Settings > Writing.
 * Use the classic editor to set private pages as parents.

 When you switch back to Gutenberg, the page will appear to have no parent.
 From my testing, however, this appears to just be visual. The hierarchy
 does indeed remain.

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