Web Content Display portlet is not visible even with guest view permission

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 6.2.X EE, 7.0.0 M3
• Fix Version/s: 6.1.X EE, 6.2.2 CE GA3 , 6.2.X EE, 7.0.0 M1
• Component/s: Content Display Widgets > Web Content Display widget, User Management, User Management > Roles, WCM > Publication, Web Content > Web Content Administration
• Labels:
  • 6.1_release_notes
  • liferay-fixpack-portal-32-6130
  • liferay-fixpack-web-content-14-6210
• Environment: Tomcat 7.0.42 + MySQL 5.5.35. Portal ee-6.2.x EE GIT ID: b3a8bbc1600838b1c69064bf84de44a89fbc3444.; Tomcat 7.0.42 + MySQL 5.5.35. Portal master GIT ID: b61da67beecc391ba8ad60acc7b3bb781263c74f.
• Branch Version/s:
  6.2.x, 6.1.x
• Backported to Branch:
  Committed
• Fix Priority: 4
• Git Pull Request: https://github.com/brianchandotcom/liferay-portal/pull/16416
• Bug Type: Regression Bug

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Add a Basic Web Content through the control panel
2. Navigate back to Liferay and create a new page
3. Navigate to the new page and add a Web Content Display portlet
4. Configure the WCD portlet to display the Basic Web Content you created
5. Sign out
6. Navigate to the new page as a guest user

Expected result:
By default the guest has View permissions for the WCD portlet and the content being displayed in that portlet. User should be able to see the portlet and the content.

Actual result:
The guest user has the proper view permissions described above, but cannot see the WCD portlet or its content. The new page appears empty.