[wp-hackers] Get cat parameter from admin-ajax

scribu mail at scribu.net
Fri Nov 5 16:22:26 UTC 2010


On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Muro, Matthew <mmuro at advance.ua.edu> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have a plugin that restricts the categories users can view/edit in the
> admin.  All works fine in WordPress 3.0.1, but as I started testing 3.1 I
> noticed that the category filter, which is AJAX, allows you to bypass the
> restrictions.  I'm able to filter this out in 3.0.1 because it's submitted
> via URL parameters.  My trouble is being able to $_GET the 'cat' parameter
> from the new AJAX request.
>
> I'm no jQuery expert, so if someone has any ideas on how I can do this I'd
> appreciate it.
>

If you install Firebug, you will find that the 'cat' parameter is passed to
the AJAX request too.

If you need more help, share the link to the plugin.


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