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Allow pending posts to be previewed, like drafts
dChiamp Jul 1, 2026
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Resolve pending posts by URI (preview fix, part 2)
dChiamp Jul 1, 2026
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion includes/class-rest-post-controller.php
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Expand Up @@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ public function check_read_permission( $post ) {
return true;
}

if ( 'draft' === $post->post_status ) {
if ( in_array( $post->post_status, array( 'draft', 'pending' ), true ) ) {
$user_id = apply_filters( 'determine_current_user', false );
if ( ! empty( $user_id ) ) {
return PostUtils::can_user_read_post( $user_id, $post->ID );
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11 changes: 6 additions & 5 deletions includes/utils/class-post.php
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Expand Up @@ -316,13 +316,13 @@ public static function can_user_read_post( $user_id, $post_id ) {
return false;
}

// Check if the post exists and is a draft
if ( $post->post_status === 'draft' ) {
// Check if the user is the author of the post or have permission.
// Draft and pending posts are previewable by their author, or by users
// who can read private posts (editors/admins).
if ( in_array( $post->post_status, array( 'draft', 'pending' ), true ) ) {
return $post->post_author === $user_id || user_can( $user_id, 'read_private_posts' );
}

// Post is not a draft or doesn't exist
// Otherwise, only published posts are readable.
return $post->post_status === 'publish';
}

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ private static function url_to_postid( $url ) {
}

$post_status_obj = get_post_status_object( $page->post_status );
if ( $page->post_status !== 'draft' && ! $post_status_obj->public && ! $post_status_obj->protected
if ( $page->post_status !== 'draft' && $page->post_status !== 'pending' && ! $post_status_obj->public && ! $post_status_obj->protected
&& ! $post_status_obj->private && $post_status_obj->exclude_from_search ) {
continue;
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ private static function url_to_postid( $url ) {
$query['post_status'] = array(
'publish',
'draft',
'pending',
);

// Do the query.
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