[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #54982: In 5.9 (classic) post editor the author pulldown only lists users with "edit_posts" capability

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#54982: In 5.9 (classic) post editor the author pulldown only lists users with
"edit_posts" capability
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 Reporter:  joneiseman    |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  5.9.1
Component:  Editor        |     Version:  5.9
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by joneiseman):

 Hi @pyrobd,

 I figured out why it works on the fresh install. If you create a new user
 with the Contributor or Author role those users will have the "edit_posts"
 capability. Existing Authors and Contributos on my site don't have the
 "edit_posts" capability. That's why it works on a fresh install but not on
 my existing site. There was apparently a change made to the default
 Capabilities for these roles (maybe in 5.9?). You can install the User
 Role Editor to remove the edit_posts capability for these two users to see
 the problem.

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