[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17528: Comments menu has sub-menu despite only having one item

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#17528: Comments menu has sub-menu despite only having one item
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 Reporter:  kawauso            |       Owner:  ryan
     Type:  defect (bug)       |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  3.2
Component:  Administration     |     Version:  3.2
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  reporter-feedback  |
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Comment (by kevinB):

 Replying to [comment:13 azaozz]:
 > This seems like a 1 / 1,000,000,000 case. If I understand it correctly
 you're setting a user with a permission to edit all posts (Editor) but
 removing permission to edit tags, cats, or publish new posts. And your
 problem is how to hide the Add New (post) submenu.
 >
 Not exactly. The typical use case is editing access to some subset of
 posts, without the ability to create new posts.  And yes, those users
 would not normally be allowed to edit terms either.

 The use case is certainly not WP core but not '''that''' bizarre. Based on
 WP and plugin usage I would say 1/1000 is a fairer characterization.  And
 there's been some talk of a separate create_posts capability in WP core.


 > If user_can_access_admin_page() breaks with these "unusual" permissions,
 perhaps we should be looking to fix this function instead of tweaking the
 menus.
 Agreed.  Given that remove_submenu_page() is supported API, you should be
 able to remove one submenu without breaking access to another.

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