[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64771: Existing block level custom CSS in a post breaks when the post is edited by user without unfiltered_html

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#64771: Existing block level custom CSS in a post breaks when the post is edited by
user without unfiltered_html
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 Reporter:  glendaviesnz                          |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high                                  |   Milestone:  7.0
Component:  Editor                                |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  critical                              |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests 2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by peterwilsoncc):

 Replying to [comment:51 apeatling]:
 > Will `edit_css` be a standalone capability, or does it resolve to
 `unfiltered_html` via `map_meta_cap`? This materially affects whether
 trusted tools and AI agents can operate on hardened hosts without
 implementing questionable workarounds.
 >
 > **Edit**: I looked it up and it is not a standalone cap. This means all
 hosts that disable unfiltered_html are going to break either way. What
 about making it standalone so it's not painted with the same broad brush
 as HTML filtering?

 It's a bit of both...

 In a default WP install they map to one another.

 They can be made to be independent via the `map_meta_cap` filter, for
 example this can be used to remove `unfiltered_html` without affecting the
 `edit_css` cap.

 {{{#!php
 <?php
 add_filter( 'map_meta_cap', function ( $caps, $cap ) {
         if ( 'unfiltered_html' === $cap ) {
                 $caps[] = 'do_not_allow';
         }
         return $caps;
 }, 10, 2 );
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64771#comment:52>
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