Ticket #16645: 16645.patch

src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php

@@ -1057 +1057 @@
                         } ?>
                         <input type="hidden" name="post_view" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $m ); ?>" />
                         <input type="hidden" name="screen" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $screen->id ); ?>" />
+                        <?php if ( ! $bulk && ! post_type_supports( $screen->post_type, 'author' ) ) { ?>
+                                <input type="hidden" name="post_author" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $post->post_author ); ?>" />
+                        <?php } ?>
                         <span class="error" style="display:none"></span>
                         <br class="clear" />
                 </p>

src/wp-admin/includes/post.php

@@ -53 +53 @@
                 $post_data['to_ping'] = $post_data['trackback_url'];
 
         if ( !isset($post_data['user_ID']) )
-                $post_data['user_ID'] = $GLOBALS['user_ID'];
+                $post_data['user_ID'] = get_current_user_id();
 
-        if (!empty ( $post_data['post_author_override'] ) ) {
+        if (!empty ( $post_data['post_author_override'] ) ) { // post_author_meta_box()
                 $post_data['post_author'] = (int) $post_data['post_author_override'];
         } else {
                 if (!empty ( $post_data['post_author'] ) ) {