[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #31084: Export capabilities should allow the current user to export their own posts

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#31084: Export capabilities should allow the current user to export their own posts
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 Reporter:  rileypaulsen        |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement         |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Export              |    Version:
 Severity:  normal              |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  ui, administration  |
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 Currently, exporting is restricted to users with the 'export' capability
 (Admins, Network Admins), which effectively locks Editors, Authors, and
 Contributors out of the the process. I am proposing that an implicit
 capability in the exporter be created whereby users without the 'export'
 capability can choose to export their own posts.

 The functionality to select a single user's posts for exporting is already
 built-in for those with the capability, so there is no underlying exporter
 code that needs to change. Front-facing modifications would include adding
 a message to the Export screen for non-Admins explaining that they can
 only download their own posts, specifying the proper single-user form
 parameters by default, and a few checks on the back-end to avoid any
 forgery.

 Functionally, this enhancement would free users to own and control their
 content, and may help prevent site owners from holding their contributors'
 content hostage.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/31084>
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