diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 73edd599..8f59a473 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [commit-and-tag-version](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [0.1.65](https://github.com/CodingBlackFemales/wordpress/compare/v0.1.64...v0.1.65) (2026-10-27)
+
+### Features
+
+* **academy:** show the front-end toolbar to content staff ([3e88372](https://github.com/CodingBlackFemales/wordpress/commit/3e883729afbd70b141bd62bf69280b443c09762f))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **academy:** read editorial comments on unpublished posts ([8ca1a9e](https://github.com/CodingBlackFemales/wordpress/commit/8ca1a9eead4d2662b35696ee906d15dc9ce2c1ae))
+
 ## [0.1.64](https://github.com/CodingBlackFemales/wordpress/compare/v0.1.63...v0.1.64) (2026-10-21)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f958985c..8943b241 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "cbf-wordpress",
-  "version": "0.1.64",
+  "version": "0.1.65",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "cbf-wordpress",
-      "version": "0.1.64",
+      "version": "0.1.65",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@commitlint/cli": "^19.0",
         "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^19.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ae48815e..1d856b0b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cbf-wordpress",
-  "version": "0.1.64",
+  "version": "0.1.65",
   "description": "[![Packagist](https://img.shields.io/packagist/v/roots/bedrock.svg?style=flat-square)](https://packagist.org/packages/roots/bedrock) [![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/travis/roots/bedrock.svg?style=flat-square)](https://travis-ci.org/roots/bedrock)",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@commitlint/cli": "^19.0",
diff --git a/web/app/mu-plugins/cbf-content-board-revision-needs-work.php b/web/app/mu-plugins/cbf-content-board-revision-needs-work.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bff8fff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/mu-plugins/cbf-content-board-revision-needs-work.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Show the Revision Needs Work column on the PublishPress Content Board.
+ *
+ * PublishPress Statuses Pro defines the revision-needs-work status with the
+ * alternate flag set, and keeps it set wherever the status is positioned in
+ * the revision workflow. The Content Board skips alternate statuses when it
+ * builds its columns, so revisions in that status never appear on the board.
+ *
+ * Clearing the flag on copies of the status objects passed to the board shows
+ * the column. The originals are cached and shared with the workflow logic, so
+ * they are left unchanged.
+ *
+ * @package CBF
+ */
+
+if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
+	exit;
+}
+
+add_filter(
+	'publishpress_calendar_post_statuses',
+	static function ( $statuses ) {
+		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended
+		if ( ! is_admin() || ! isset( $_GET['page'] ) || $_GET['page'] !== 'pp-content-board' || ! is_array( $statuses ) ) {
+			return $statuses;
+		}
+
+		foreach ( $statuses as $key => $status ) {
+			if ( is_object( $status ) && ( $status->slug ?? '' ) === 'revision-needs-work' && ! empty( $status->alternate ) ) {
+				$statuses[ $key ]            = clone $status;
+				$statuses[ $key ]->alternate = false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $statuses;
+	},
+	20
+);
diff --git a/web/app/mu-plugins/cbf-staff-synced-patterns.php b/web/app/mu-plugins/cbf-staff-synced-patterns.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..213957ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/mu-plugins/cbf-staff-synced-patterns.php
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Let content staff view synced patterns in the editor.
+ *
+ * WordPress maps reading a synced pattern (wp_block) to edit_posts, and the
+ * block editor fetches each pattern with context=edit, which needs edit_post on
+ * the pattern itself. Content Editors and Reviewers have neither, so every
+ * synced pattern in a lesson shows "Block has been deleted or is unavailable"
+ * and the inserter lists none.
+ *
+ * This lets anyone who can edit LearnDash courses (edit_courses) read published
+ * patterns, and serves their pattern requests in the view context, which still
+ * includes the raw markup the editor needs. They can't edit a pattern, so the
+ * editor hides "Edit original": patterns change in their source files and are
+ * synced with `wp cbf patterns sync`.
+ *
+ * @package CBF
+ */
+
+if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
+	exit;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Whether a user is content staff without the core capability to read patterns.
+ *
+ * @param int $user_id User ID.
+ * @return bool
+ */
+function cbf_staff_synced_patterns_applies( int $user_id ): bool {
+	return $user_id && user_can( $user_id, 'edit_courses' ) && ! user_can( $user_id, 'edit_posts' );
+}
+
+add_filter(
+	'map_meta_cap',
+	static function ( array $caps, string $cap, int $user_id, array $args ): array {
+		if ( $cap !== 'read_post' || empty( $args[0] ) || ! cbf_staff_synced_patterns_applies( $user_id ) ) {
+			return $caps;
+		}
+
+		$post = get_post( $args[0] );
+
+		if ( ! $post || $post->post_type !== 'wp_block' || $post->post_status !== 'publish' ) {
+			return $caps;
+		}
+
+		return array( 'edit_courses' );
+	},
+	10,
+	4
+);
+
+add_filter(
+	'rest_request_before_callbacks',
+	static function ( $response, $handler, WP_REST_Request $request ) {
+		if (
+			$request->get_method() !== 'GET'
+			|| $request['context'] !== 'edit'
+			|| ! preg_match( '#^/wp/v2/blocks(?:/\d+)?$#', $request->get_route() )
+			|| ! cbf_staff_synced_patterns_applies( get_current_user_id() )
+		) {
+			return $response;
+		}
+
+		$request->set_param( 'context', 'view' );
+
+		return $response;
+	},
+	10,
+	3
+);