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1. Arru
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   Hi everybody!

   I'm playing with my custom post types and got in trouble with it's capabilities.

   I created custom post type 'hints' which must have the same capabilities as post except that subscribers should also be able to add new content.

   So I created my custom post type with capability type 'post' and two new capabilities:
   

   'capability_type' => 'post',
   'capabilities' => array(
   			'delete_posts' => 'delete_hints',
   			'edit_posts' => 'edit_hints',
   			);

   And later assigned those new capabilities to subscriber and admin:
   

   function add_ego_caps() {
   $role = get_role( 'subscriber' );
   $role->add_cap( 'edit_hints' );
   $role->add_cap( 'delete_hints' );
   
   $role2 = get_role( 'administrator' );
   $role2->add_cap( 'delete_hints' );
   $role2->add_cap( 'edit_hints' );
   
   }

   But noone can add-edit-delete hints. Both user-types can get to the editor write text for their new hint but clicking the button "publish" takes to page wich says: "You have no right to change this post"

   Also are missing admins links to edit or delete posts.

   Any ideas? Could this be bug?

2. keesiemeijer
   moderator
   Posted 6 months ago #

   Maybe this will help: http://justintadlock.com/archives/2010/07/10/meta-capabilities-for-custom-post-types

3. Arru
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   Thanks keesiemeijer,
   it is helpful article and I'll dig into it.

   If I get it right then my whole conception to have default capability type "post" with two exceptional capabilities is wrong and I must define new capability type from the very beginning...?

4. keesiemeijer
   moderator
   Posted 6 months ago #

   Try it with this plugin: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/map-cap/

5. Arru
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   Done, thanks to the article you pointed out, and first tests show it to be working perfectly!

   I could use "posts" capabilities. Just needed to define three meta capabilities for my custom post type. And to map them.

   Thanks again!

6. keesiemeijer
   moderator
   Posted 6 months ago #

   You're welcome. Glad you got it resolved

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