[wp-hackers] Custom Role and Custom Post Types

[Steve Taylor]

I don't know the mechanics of adding new capabilities - just grab the
Members plugin if you can't figure it out. But you need to specify the
capabilities for the new post type in register_post_type, then add
those capabilities to the new role - don't add "edit_posts".

And yeah, removing menu items is an unsatisfactory hack - deal with
capabilities and the rest follows.

Steve

On 13 February 2011 14:21, SWORD Studios <info at swordstudios.net> wrote:
> I just ran this function to define the new role:
>
> //CUSTOM ROLE INFO
> add_role( 'sr_webdesigner', 'Web Designer' );
>
> // get the the role object
> //$role_object = get_role( 'sr_webdesigner' );
>
> // add $cap capability to this role object
> //$role_object->add_cap( 'edit_posts' );
>
> I've been looking into "unset" $submenu for Add New but I can't find the
> right submenu item and I'm not sure yet if that will prevent someone from
> manually navigating to /post-new.php
>
> On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 9:15 AM, Steve Taylor <steve at sltaylor.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Jesse,
>>
>> You probably need to pay attention to the capabilities-related
>> argument of register_post_type:
>>
>> http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_post_type#Arguments
>>
>> I don't know how you're creating the new role - I used Justin
>> Tadlock's Members plugin, which also allows customization of the
>> role's capabilities. In tandem with the above arguments, I've been
>> able to do this kind of thing.
>>
>> As for creating the new post on registration, yeah, I think you're on
>> the right track with the new registration hook.
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> Steve Taylor
>>
>> On 13 February 2011 13:42, SWORD Studios <info at swordstudios.net> wrote:
>> > Thanks in advance for any help I get with this.
>> >
>> > I've defined a new role in wordpress called Designer.
>> > I've create a custom post type called Profile.
>> >
>> > Designer needs to have 1 ability and that's to edit a Profile post.
>> >
>> > I need to accomplish the following
>> >
>> >   - Create a custom Role called "Designer" - DONE
>> >   - I need to limit the capabilities of the Designer to ONLY edit their
>> >   Profile post.  I do not want them to be able to "Add Posts" of any type
>> >   because each Designer is only allowed one Profile Post
>> >   - On registration of a "designer" a custom post "Profile" is created
>> and
>> >   published automatically with the new Designer set as the author
>> >   - The title of this new Profile will be the name of the Designer set by
>> >   the designer upon registration
>> >
>> >
>> > Problems I'm having
>> >
>> >   - It's easy enough to limit the capabilities of the new role to only
>> >   "edit posts" but that actually gives them access to the entire "Posts"
>> admin
>> >   panel which include "add new"
>> >   - How do I define that they can ONLY edit a Custom Post Type rather
>> than
>> >   a simple Post
>> >   - How do I auto create a custom post type upon registration of a new
>> >   user? I figure I can grab the hook that is used for a new user
>> registration
>> >   and just add the post to the database manually.  If this is the best
>> way of
>> >   doing it, I can don't need help with this.
>> >
>> > Jesse Friedman
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