Index: src/bp-groups/classes/class-bp-groups-member.php
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--- src/bp-groups/classes/class-bp-groups-member.php	(revision 9871)
+++ src/bp-groups/classes/class-bp-groups-member.php	(working copy)
@@ -478,8 +478,8 @@
 
 		$bp = buddypress();
 
-		// If the user is logged in and viewing their own groups, we can show hidden and private groups
-		if ( $user_id != bp_loggedin_user_id() ) {
+		// If the user is logged in and viewing their own groups OR the user has bp_moderate cap,  we can show hidden and private groups
+		if ( $user_id != bp_loggedin_user_id() && !bp_current_user_can( 'bp_moderate' ) ) {
 			$group_sql = $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT DISTINCT m.group_id FROM {$bp->groups->table_name_members} m, {$bp->groups->table_name} g WHERE g.status != 'hidden' AND m.user_id = %d AND m.is_confirmed = 1 AND m.is_banned = 0{$pag_sql}", $user_id );
 			$total_groups = $wpdb->get_var( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT m.group_id) FROM {$bp->groups->table_name_members} m, {$bp->groups->table_name} g WHERE g.status != 'hidden' AND m.user_id = %d AND m.is_confirmed = 1 AND m.is_banned = 0", $user_id ) );
 		} else {
@@ -522,9 +522,10 @@
 			$filter_sql = $wpdb->prepare( " AND ( g.name LIKE %s OR g.description LIKE %s )", $search_terms_like, $search_terms_like );
 		}
 
-		if ( $user_id != bp_loggedin_user_id() )
+		// If the user is logged in and viewing their own groups OR the user has bp_moderate cap,  we can show hidden and private groups
+		if ( $user_id != bp_loggedin_user_id() && !bp_current_user_can( 'bp_moderate' ) ) {
 			$hidden_sql = " AND g.status != 'hidden'";
-
+}
 		$bp = buddypress();
 
 		$paged_groups = $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT g.*, gm1.meta_value as total_member_count, gm2.meta_value as last_activity FROM {$bp->groups->table_name_groupmeta} gm1, {$bp->groups->table_name_groupmeta} gm2, {$bp->groups->table_name_members} m, {$bp->groups->table_name} g WHERE g.id = m.group_id AND g.id = gm1.group_id AND g.id = gm2.group_id AND gm2.meta_key = 'last_activity' AND gm1.meta_key = 'total_member_count'{$hidden_sql}{$filter_sql} AND {$user_id_sql} AND m.is_confirmed = 1 AND m.is_banned = 0 ORDER BY m.date_modified DESC {$pag_sql}" );
@@ -563,9 +564,10 @@
 			$filter_sql = $wpdb->prepare( " AND ( g.name LIKE %s OR g.description LIKE %s )", $search_terms_like, $search_terms_like );
 		}
 
-		if ( $user_id != bp_loggedin_user_id() )
+		// If the user is logged in and viewing their own groups OR the user has bp_moderate cap,  we can show hidden and private groups
+		if ( $user_id != bp_loggedin_user_id() && !bp_current_user_can( 'bp_moderate' ) ) {
 			$hidden_sql = " AND g.status != 'hidden'";
-
+		}
 		$bp = buddypress();
 
 		$paged_groups = $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT g.*, gm1.meta_value as total_member_count, gm2.meta_value as last_activity FROM {$bp->groups->table_name_groupmeta} gm1, {$bp->groups->table_name_groupmeta} gm2, {$bp->groups->table_name_members} m, {$bp->groups->table_name} g WHERE g.id = m.group_id AND g.id = gm1.group_id AND g.id = gm2.group_id AND gm2.meta_key = 'last_activity' AND gm1.meta_key = 'total_member_count'{$hidden_sql}{$filter_sql} AND {$user_id_sql} AND m.is_confirmed = 1 AND m.is_banned = 0 AND m.is_admin = 1 ORDER BY m.date_modified ASC {$pag_sql}" );
@@ -604,9 +606,10 @@
 			$filter_sql = $wpdb->prepare( " AND ( g.name LIKE %s OR g.description LIKE %s )", $search_terms_like, $search_terms_like );
 		}
 
-		if ( $user_id != bp_loggedin_user_id() )
+		// If the user is logged in and viewing their own groups OR the user has bp_moderate cap,  we can show hidden and private groups
+		if ( $user_id != bp_loggedin_user_id() && !bp_current_user_can( 'bp_moderate' ) ) {
 			$hidden_sql = " AND g.status != 'hidden'";
-
+}
 		$bp = buddypress();
 
 		$paged_groups = $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT g.*, gm1.meta_value as total_member_count, gm2.meta_value as last_activity FROM {$bp->groups->table_name_groupmeta} gm1, {$bp->groups->table_name_groupmeta} gm2, {$bp->groups->table_name_members} m, {$bp->groups->table_name} g WHERE g.id = m.group_id AND g.id = gm1.group_id AND g.id = gm2.group_id AND gm2.meta_key = 'last_activity' AND gm1.meta_key = 'total_member_count'{$hidden_sql}{$filter_sql} AND {$user_id_sql} AND m.is_confirmed = 1 AND m.is_banned = 0 AND m.is_mod = 1 ORDER BY m.date_modified ASC {$pag_sql}" );