Ticket #29374: 29374.1.diff

wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php

@@ -689 +689 @@
                 'cache_results'  => false,
                 'perm'           => ( 'future' === $args['status'] ) ? 'editable' : 'readable',
         );
+        /**
+         * Filter the query args used for the Recent Posts widget.
+         *
+         * @since 4.2.0
+         *
+         * @param array $query_args The arguments passed to WP_Query to produce the list of posts
+         */
+        $query_args = apply_filters( 'dashboard_recent_posts_query_args', $query_args );
         $posts = new WP_Query( $query_args );
 
         if ( $posts->have_posts() ) {