Title: Level 1 capability to edit post – "Conditional"
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Level 1 capability to edit post – "Conditional"

 *  [Scott](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scooter1/)
 * (@scooter1)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/level-1-capability-to-edit-post-conditional/)
 * Trying to determine how to allow a user (“level 1”) to edit a specific post? 
   The post was created by an admin, but given permission to access by level 1 user.
   If I understand correctly, this can be done by the use of custom capabilities/
   conditionals.
    It appears that I should use: “current_user_can(“edit_post”)”
 * Do I use it as a shortcode like this “[current_user_can(“edit_post”)]” and if
   so, where do I put the shortcode?
    I tried using the parameter in the “Custom
   Capabilities” of the post, but it doesn’t work…
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 *  [krumch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krumch/)
 * (@krumch)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/level-1-capability-to-edit-post-conditional/#post-5771822)
 * I think you misunderstood “custom capabilities” and “current_user_can”…
 * You may use some plugin to set user roles globally, but I think it’s better to
   not mess with this (not sure what they will be able to edit…), better is to be
   done as custom solution.
 *  Thread Starter [Scott](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scooter1/)
 * (@scooter1)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/level-1-capability-to-edit-post-conditional/#post-5771823)
 * I tried to do it globally with a plugin, but then when users log in they are 
   not directed to the member page – they go to the wp-admin page…
 *  [KTS915](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kts915/)
 * (@kts915)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/level-1-capability-to-edit-post-conditional/#post-5771883)
 * [@scooter1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scooter1/),
 * s2Member is essentially about directing members with only Subscribers’ capabilities.
   So when you give users the capability you mentioned above, they will not be caught
   by s2Member’s redirections.
 * That’s why a custom solution is likely to work much better.

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