[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #56481: Short-circuit HEAD methods in Core controllers

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#56481: Short-circuit HEAD methods in Core controllers
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 Reporter:  TimothyBlynJacobs                |       Owner:
                                             |  TimothyBlynJacobs
     Type:  task (blessed)                   |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                           |   Milestone:  6.8
Component:  REST API                         |     Version:  4.7
 Severity:  normal                           |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests commit  |     Focuses:  rest-api,
                                             |  performance
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Comment (by Mamaduka):

 I was reminded that the `HEAD` request still needs to adhere to user
 permissions, which can be a roadblock to adopting this for the core data
 `canUser` selector.

 For example, `HEAD /wp/v2/settings` will return `401` for low-capability
 users.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/56481#comment:63>
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