Index: trunk/core/units/categories/categories_event_handler.php
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diff -u -N -r5177 -r5194
--- trunk/core/units/categories/categories_event_handler.php	(.../categories_event_handler.php)	(revision 5177)
+++ trunk/core/units/categories/categories_event_handler.php	(.../categories_event_handler.php)	(revision 5194)
@@ -65,17 +65,21 @@
 		$object->addFilter('parent_filter', 'ParentId = '.$parent_cat_id);
 		
 		$object->addFilter('perm_filter', 'PermId = 1'); // check for CATEGORY.VIEW permission
-		if ($this->Application->GetVar('u_id') > 0) { // !$this->Application->IsAdmin() || 
+		if ($this->Application->GetVar('u_id') > 0) {
 			// apply permission filters to all users except "root"
 			$groups = explode(',',$this->Application->RecallVar('UserGroups'));
 			foreach ($groups as $group) {
 				$view_filters[] = 'FIND_IN_SET('.$group.', acl) || ((NOT FIND_IN_SET('.$group.',dacl)) AND acl=\'\')';
 			}
 			$view_filter = implode(' OR ', $view_filters);
 			$object->addFilter('perm_filter2', $view_filter);
-			$object->addFilter('status_filter', $object->TableName.'.Status = 1');
 		}
 
+		if (!$this->Application->IsAdmin())	{
+			// apply status filter only on front
+			$object->addFilter('status_filter', $object->TableName.'.Status = 1');
+		}
+		
 		if(strpos($types, 'category_related') !== false)
 		{
 			$object->removeFilter('parent_filter');