Title: "add new" post
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# "add new" post

 *  Resolved [brook1979](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brook1979/)
 * (@brook1979)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-new-post-4/)
 * Hi People,
 * Without using a plugin or using css, HOW can i stop people (users of my website)
   from accessing /wp-admin/post-new.php once they are logged in to the site. Everything
   else is fine, i just need to restrict this access.
 * I have managed to remove it from the admin menu button “add new” but im a little
   unsure as to how to restrict the access.
 * Cheers in advance if anyone can help.
 * Carl

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-new-post-4/#post-3101740)
 * If your users are assigned the role of Subscriber, they will not be able to access
   any Post/Page editing pages.
 *  [nolongerused](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rspublishing/)
 * (@rspublishing)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-new-post-4/#post-3101788)
 * esmi is correct! Have a look in your admin -> settings -> general and make sure
   that you have given new registrations (New User Default Role) the role of subscriber.
 *  Thread Starter [brook1979](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brook1979/)
 * (@brook1979)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-new-post-4/#post-3101967)
 * Hi esmi, rspublishing,
 * Thanks for the replies! I have s2 member installed and the default role for my
   users is s2 level 1! I have it now set so that they can actually view their post
   and delete them (but not others, only their own), the only problem im having 
   is that on the “post->all post” page there is a button called add new, and i 
   thought the best way to do this rather than just hide it would be to restrict
   access to the page.
 * Hope this is a better explanation, thanks for the help AND if you can help me
   with this it will be very much appreciated.
 * carl
 *  [nolongerused](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rspublishing/)
 * (@rspublishing)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-new-post-4/#post-3101970)
 * hi Carl,
 * you are most welcome! have a look at the following plugin (use in addition to
   s2member), and let me know if this helps: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/user-role-editor/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/user-role-editor/)
 *  Thread Starter [brook1979](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brook1979/)
 * (@brook1979)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-new-post-4/#post-3101982)
 * Hi RSP,
 * Cheers for the reply; im almost their now! The plugins are great if you want 
   your users NOT to be able to view post or “ADD NEW” post at all, i want my users
   to be able to view theirs and others and be able to only delete theirs WHICH 
   is what i have accomplished up to now.
 * What i want to do is get EVERYONE who is NOT an administrator to NOT be able 
   to access this page (page below) AND because i grant access to view the post-
   > all post page, USERS can see the “ADD NEW” button…..
 * /wp-admin/post-new.php
 * Thanks for helping RSP, very much appreciated.
 *  [nolongerused](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rspublishing/)
 * (@rspublishing)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-new-post-4/#post-3101984)
 * hi Carl,
 * okay, after digging deeper into what exactly it is that you need (without a plugin
   and using CSS as requested), i came across the following solution (to be used
   in your themes functions.php):
 *     ```
       <?php
   
       //functions hooking to their actions
       add_action('admin_init','mod_cap');
       add_action('admin_init','display_notice');
       add_action('admin_menu','mod_umenu');
       add_action('admin_menu','admin_redirect');
       add_action('admin_head','hide_button');
   
       //user roles without the subscriber. however, can be added
       $author_role = get_role('author');
       $author_role -> remove_cap('publish_post');
       $editor_role = get_role('editor');
       $editor_role->remove_cap('publish_post');
       $contributor_role = get_role('contributor');
       $contributor_role -> remove_cap('publish_post');
   
       //unsetting the menu item and changing capability
       function mod_umenu() {
         global $submenu;
         unset($submenu['edit.php'][10]);
         $submenu['edit.php'][10][1] = 'publish_posts';
       }
   
       //hiding the button
       function hide_buttons() {
         global $current_screen;
       if($current_screen->id == 'edit-post' && !current_user_can('publish_posts'))
       }
   
       function admin_redirect() {
         $result = stripos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'post-new.php');
         if ($result!==false && !current_user_can('publish_posts')) {
       }
   
       function permissions_admin_notice() {
         echo "<div id='permissions-warning' class='error fade'><p><strong>".__('You do not have permission to access that page.')."</strong></p></div>";
       }
   
       function display_notice() {
         if($_GET['permissions_error'])
         {
           add_action('admin_notices', 'permissions_admin_notice');
         }
       }
       ?>
       ```
   
 * The original code can be found here: [http://erisds.co.uk/wordpress/spotlight-wordpress-admin-menu-remove-add-new-pages-or-posts-link](http://erisds.co.uk/wordpress/spotlight-wordpress-admin-menu-remove-add-new-pages-or-posts-link)
 * However, i have already made the necessary changes (specific to the /wp-admin/
   post-new.php) to make things easier for you.
 * This code should go into your themes functions.php file.
 * Please note that i have not tested the code myself. Should you have any trouble,
   simple post back here.
 * All the best 🙂
 *  [nolongerused](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rspublishing/)
 * (@rspublishing)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-new-post-4/#post-3101985)
 * Oh, and add this:
 *     ```
       function modify_cap() {
       ```
   
 * BETWEEN these two lines:
 *     ```
       //user roles without the subscriber. however, can be added
       $author_role = get_role('author');
       ```
   
 * AND
 * add this:
 *     ```
       }
       ```
   
 * just AFTER:
 *     ```
       $contributor_role -> remove_cap('publish_post');
       ```
   
 * IN THE SAME SECTION OF THE CODE I GAVE YOU ABOVE
 * I just forgot to add the opening and closing 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [brook1979](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brook1979/)
 * (@brook1979)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-new-post-4/#post-3101993)
 * Hi RSP,
 * Thanks for that BUT there seems to be a problem….i made the changes as you mentioned
   above and so my code is now like this (below)…But this is causing syntax errors
   and displays the white page when trying to update the functions.php file. SO 
   i used DW to try and see if i can see where the problem is but i cant seem to
   figure out what it is..
 * Can you help with this??
 *     ```
       //functions hooking to their actions
       add_action('admin_init','mod_cap');
       add_action('admin_init','display_notice');
       add_action('admin_menu','mod_umenu');
       add_action('admin_menu','admin_redirect');
       add_action('admin_head','hide_button');
   
       //user roles without the subscriber. however, can be added
       function modify_cap() {
       $author_role = get_role('author');
       $author_role -> remove_cap('publish_post');
       $editor_role = get_role('editor');
       $editor_role->remove_cap('publish_post');
       $contributor_role = get_role('contributor');
       $contributor_role -> remove_cap('publish_post');
       }
   
       //unsetting the menu item and changing capability
       function mod_umenu() {
         global $submenu;
         unset($submenu['edit.php'][10]);
         $submenu['edit.php'][10][1] = 'publish_posts';
       }
   
       //hiding the button
       function hide_buttons() {
         global $current_screen;
       if($current_screen->id == 'edit-post' && !current_user_can('publish_posts'))
       }
   
       function admin_redirect() {
         $result = stripos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'post-new.php');
         if ($result!==false && !current_user_can('publish_posts')) {
       }
   
       function permissions_admin_notice() {
         echo "<div id='permissions-warning' class='error fade'><p><strong>".__('You do not have permission to access that page.')."</strong></p></div>";
       }
   
       function display_notice() {
         if($_GET['permissions_error'])
         {
           add_action('admin_notices', 'permissions_admin_notice');
         }
       }
       ```
   
 * _[Moderator Note: Please post code or markup snippets between backticks or use
   the code button. As it stands, your code may now have been permanently damaged/
   corrupted by the forum’s parser.]_
 *  [nolongerused](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rspublishing/)
 * (@rspublishing)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-new-post-4/#post-3101995)
 * hi,
 * okay, i will have a quick look into this (do a few test on my side as i have 
   not myself tested this code) and get back to you. For what its worth, please 
   disable the role scoper plugin as well as the member plugin (just for testing).
   Attached here is the code again (in different form and only using the editor 
   role as a tester). Paste this (without the opening <?php and closing ?> into 
   your themes functions.php file.
 *     ```
       function modify_capabilities()
       {
         $editor_role = get_role('editor');
         $editor_role->remove_cap('publish_posts');
       }
   
       function modify_menu()
       {
         global $submenu;
         unset($submenu['edit.php'][10]);
         $submenu['edit.php'][10][1] = 'publish_posts';
       }
   
       function hide_buttons()
       {
         global $current_screen;
       if($current_screen->id == 'edit-post' && !current_user_can('publish_posts'))
       }
   
       function permissions_admin_redirect() {
         $result = stripos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'post-new.php');
         if ($result!==false && !current_user_can('publish_posts')) {
       }
   
       function permissions_admin_notice()
       {
       echo "<div id='permissions-warning' class='error fade'><p><strong>".__('You do not have permission to access that page.')."</strong></p></div>";
       }
   
       function permissions_show_notice()
       {
         if($_GET['permissions_error'])
         {
           add_action('admin_notices', 'permissions_admin_notice');
         }
       }
       add_action('admin_init','modify_capabilities');
       add_action('admin_init','permissions_show_notice');
       add_action('admin_menu','modify_menu');
       add_action('admin_menu','permissions_admin_redirect');
       add_action('admin_head','hide_buttons');
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [brook1979](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brook1979/)
 * (@brook1979)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-new-post-4/#post-3101996)
 * Hi RSP,
 * Cheers for the quick help, really do appreciate it, ive been trying this for 
   a couple of days now!
 * Ok, i just put the new code in DW and that to is showing a syntax error! Its 
   like theres a closing missing or something!??
 * Cheers again for the help.
 * Carl
 *  [nolongerused](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rspublishing/)
 * (@rspublishing)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-new-post-4/#post-3101997)
 * while i test, now try paste this code again but with the opening <?php and closing?
   >
 *  [nolongerused](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rspublishing/)
 * (@rspublishing)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-new-post-4/#post-3101998)
 * as soon as i am done testing, i will post back here. sure we will get this sorted.
   my apologies for not testing before posting the code though.
 *  Thread Starter [brook1979](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brook1979/)
 * (@brook1979)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-new-post-4/#post-3101999)
 * Please don’t apologize, ITS FINE! i appreciate the help and you taking the time
   to help!
    OK, will test this now!
 * Carl
 *  Thread Starter [brook1979](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brook1979/)
 * (@brook1979)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-new-post-4/#post-3102000)
 * NOPE, still getting the same errors! But im sure its just something like a closing
   bracket or opening one BUT i cant spot it! Its so frustrating when you cant spot
   this stuff 🙂 i guess this is what the learning curve is.
 *  [nolongerused](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rspublishing/)
 * (@rspublishing)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-new-post-4/#post-3102001)
 * okay, i got it!

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