"add new" post

hi Carl,

i have tested the code my side and it works! i will re-attached the code (made a few minor changes). Should work on your side!

So, head back to your themes functions.php file and paste the following code:

<?php
function mod_caps()
{
  $editor_role = get_role('editor');
  $editor_role->remove_cap('publish_posts');
}

function mod_menu()
{
 global $submenu;
     $submenu['edit.php'][10][1] = 'publish_posts';
}

function hide_buttons()
{
  global $current_screen;

  if($current_screen->id == 'edit-post' && !current_user_can('publish_posts'))
  {
    echo '<style>.add-new-h2{display: none;}</style>';
  }
}

function ap_redirect() {
$result = stripos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'post-new.php');
  if ($result!==false && !current_user_can('publish_posts'))  {
    wp_redirect(get_option('siteurl') . '/wp-admin/index.php?permissions_error=true');
	}
}

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 showp_notice()
{
  if($_GET['permissions_error'])
  {
    add_action('admin_notices', 'permissions_admin_notice');
  }
}

add_action('admin_init','mod_caps');
add_action('admin_init','showp_notice');
add_action('admin_menu','mod_menu');
add_action('admin_menu','ap_redirect');
add_action('admin_head','hide_buttons');

?>

Do note that this includes the editor only. However, the author, and subscriber can be added manually so only admin has access.

I have checked and made sure that all brackets are closed 😉

For testing purposes, please do make sure that you disable the role scoper plugin. You can always switch this back on afterwards.

Do let me know the outcome as i will most likely turn this into a plugin.

Good Luck!