I’ve added an action to my functions.php file that forces a plugin (Content Scheduler) to act on posts, even when it wasn’t explicitly enabled by the person writing the post. I’ve got that working, but I want it to work only when the author’s role is one that I’ve specified, and better yet, work differently … Read more
This question already has an answer here: Apply custom role capabilities to administrator (without plugin) (1 answer) Closed 9 years ago. I’m currently developing a WordPress business directory plugin with a ‘business’ custom post type. I have it creating a custom ‘business_author’ user role on activation and assigning specific capabilities to that role but it … Read more
What is the best way to add/remove items for the wp_nav_menu() based on user roles? For instance a custom menu that looks like: Some Page Some Other Page Special Admin Page Where the Special Admin Page should only be visible for admin users. Is this best done with wp_nav_menu_items filter or do I need a … Read more
I installed several plugins(buddypress-docs,achievement,bbpress), each one create capabilities for their own post_type. I would prefer to make all roles and capabilities unified into one system, Is there a solution to overwrite all existing caps and control all post_types? Eventually I would like to organize users by group, and assign each user group different caps across … Read more
Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Your question should be specific to WordPress. Generic PHP/JS/HTML/CSS questions might be better asked at Stack Overflow or another appropriate site of the Stack Exchange network. Third party plugins and themes are off topic. Closed 7 years ago. Improve this question I’m using BuddyPress … Read more
I am trying to restrict access to wp-admin so that only administrators and editors are allowed. At the moment I am using this function: function restrict_admin(){ //if not administrator, kill WordPress execution and provide a message if ( ! current_user_can( ‘manage_options’ ) ) { wp_die( __(‘You are not allowed to access this part of the … Read more
My site has a custom role (“coach”) with its own set of capabilities (via map_meta_cap along with a few built-in roles). Each user is assigned a page on the site that they “own” and can edit (via a front-end editor). Each page has comments (rebranded as “reviews”). This system works pretty well, except for one … Read more
Is it possible to set the capabilities of a role to allow editing of a custom content type but not editing of the regular post types? If so, how would I go about doing that? Thanks! 2 Answers 2 You could install one of many plugins like this to restrict access for different user roles … Read more
Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Questions that are too localized (such as syntax errors, code with restricted access, hacked sites, hosting or support issues) are not in scope. See how do I ask a good question? Closed 8 years ago. Improve this question I created a custom post type: … Read more
I’ve followed instructions found on this site and elsewhere on the internet intended to let me give certain people a registration link that will let them sign up with a specific user role. The user role I want to give to some, but not all people, is a custom one called “unmonitored”. I have it … Read more
