id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
11375	allow to disable the private status	Denis-de-Bernardy	ryan	"The private status generates all sorts of OR clauses in SQL queries, which is bad from a performance standpoint.

Blogs that do not have any private posts or pages should have the ability to disable the feature altogether, in order to optimize the SQL statements.

Adding an option in a Settings page arguably is plugin material, but WP doesn't currently allow to remove the status altogether.

Were it to be implemented, WP should keep a trace (in a transient) of the following:

{{{
$has_private_posts = (bool) $wpdb->get_var(""SELECT EXISTS 1 FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_status = 'private';"");
}}}

checking its value and disabling the type = private type accordingly in non-admin areas would significantly enhance the user experience for those who never use such things."	enhancement	new	normal	Future Release	Query	2.9	normal		dev-feedback featured editorial-flow	WordPress@… kovshenin