Ticket #19372: 19372.patch

wp-admin/menu.php

@@ -78 +78 @@
         }
         unset($tax);
 
-$awaiting_mod = wp_count_comments();
-$awaiting_mod = $awaiting_mod->moderated;
+$awaiting_mod = 0;
+
+if ( current_user_can( 'edit_posts' ) ) {
+        $awaiting_mod = wp_count_comments();
+        $awaiting_mod = $awaiting_mod->moderated;
+}
+
 $menu[25] = array( sprintf( __('Comments %s'), "<span class='awaiting-mod count-$awaiting_mod'><span class='pending-count'>" . number_format_i18n($awaiting_mod) . "</span></span>" ), 'edit_posts', 'edit-comments.php', '', 'menu-top menu-icon-comments', 'menu-comments', 'div' );
 unset($awaiting_mod);