Index: class-plugin-directory.php
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--- class-plugin-directory.php	(revision 5192)
+++ class-plugin-directory.php	(working copy)
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 		) );
 		register_post_status( 'disabled', array(
 			'label'                     => _x( 'Disabled', 'plugin status', 'wporg-plugins' ),
-			'public'                    => false,
+			'public'                    => true,
 			'show_in_admin_status_list' => current_user_can( 'plugin_disable' ),
 			'label_count'               => _n_noop( 'Disabled <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Disabled <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'wporg-plugins' ),
 		) );
@@ -789,6 +789,12 @@
 			}, 10, 2 );
 		}
 
+		// Allow anyone to view a disabled plugin directly from its page. It won't show in search results or lists.
+		if ( !empty( $wp_query->query_vars['name'] ) ) {
+			$wp_query->query_vars['post_status'][] = 'disabled';
+			$wp_query->query_vars['post_status'] = array_unique( $wp_query->query_vars['post_status'] );
+		}
+
 		// By default, all archives are sorted by active installs
 		if ( $wp_query->is_archive() && empty( $wp_query->query_vars['orderby'] ) ) {
 			$wp_query->query_vars['orderby']  = 'meta_value_num';