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Restrict Categories

Restrict the categories that users can view, add, and edit in the admin panel.

Version 2.5

  • Fix bug for saving with pagination

Version 2.4

  • Add pagination controls for Roles and Users. Customize number displayed using the Screen Options tab

Version 2.3

  • Fix bug where custom taxonomies were being hidden on the Add Post screen

Version 2.2.2

  • Fix bug where XML-RPC support was broken

Version 2.2.1

  • Fix bug where 'View All' and 'Most Popular' tabs were not set correctly for the Roles screen

Version 2.2

  • Fix bug where Pages type was not being displayed in Internal Linking WordPress feature
  • Added 'View All' and 'Most Popular' tabs to each role/user to make it easier to find relevant categories

Version 2.1

  • Correct problem that prevented tabbed interface from being uploaded

Version 2.0

  • Improve the user interface by separating the Roles and Users via tabs

Version 1.9

  • Added XML-RPC support so categories are restricted using mobile devices and remote applications

Version 1.8

  • Fix bug for WordPress 3.1 users that broke user restriction.
  • Switch code to PHP classes to prevent conflicts with other plugins.
  • Now using register_setting to save options instead of custom method.
  • Uninstalling/Deleting plugin now removes Restrict Categories database options.

Version 1.7

  • Fix bug that hid list of images under Gallery tab on Media Uploader.

Version 1.6.1

  • Fix bug where user restriction was not being applied.

Version 1.6

  • Added restriction based on username
  • Show number of selected categories for each role and username
  • Improve reliability of Posts Edit screen query

Version 1.5

  • Updated user interface
  • Fix bug to allow sub-categories
  • Fix bug to allow duplicate category names
  • Fix bug for categories with single quotes, ampersands, and other encoded characters

Version 1.4

  • Fix for bug assuming database table prefix
  • Improve compatibility with PHP 5.2 and empty array checking
  • Added string localization

Version 1.3

  • Update that removes restricted categories from all terms lists (Category management page, Posts dropdown filter, and New/Edit post category list)
  • Fix for "Wrong datatype" bug on checkboxes

Version 1.2

  • Fix for a bug that would allow restricted users to use the category dropdown filter to gain access to categories

Version 1.1

  • Updated list of categories to include those that are unassigned
  • Fixed a small HTML bug
  • Now storing options as an array instead of converting to a string

Version 1.0

  • Plugin launch!

Requires: 3.0 or higher
Compatible up to: 3.3.2
Last Updated: 2012-2-20
Downloads: 20,652

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