Ticket #44737: 44737.diff

src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php

@@ -2443 +2443 @@
                 } elseif ( ! $this->is_singular ) {
                         $where .= " AND ({$wpdb->posts}.post_status = 'publish'";
 
+                        // States excluded from search. Used inside the foreach just ahead.
+                        $states_excluded_from_search = array();
+                        if ( $this->is_search ) {
+                                $states_excluded_from_search = get_post_stati( array( 'exclude_from_search' => true ) );
+                        }
+
                         // Add public states.
                         $public_states = get_post_stati( array( 'public' => true ) );
                         foreach ( (array) $public_states as $state ) {
-                                if ( 'publish' == $state ) { // Publish is hard-coded above.
+                                // Publish is hard-coded above.
+                                if ( 'publish' == $state ) {
                                         continue;
                                 }
+                                // If is search, states excluded from it don't enter in the list.
+                                if ( $this->is_search && in_array( $state, $states_excluded_from_search ) ) {
+                                        continue;
+                                }
                                 $where .= " OR {$wpdb->posts}.post_status = '$state'";
                         }