[Support request] Add/update Elements for specific user role

[Mitchell]

From what I can tell a user role has to have been granted the ‘manage_options’ capability to be able to get to Appearance > Elements and add/update/remove.

I would like to give users with a specific role the ability to do this without enabling the ‘manage_options’ capability itself because then it opens up the ability to view/modify settings for a lot of other plug-ins and such that I do not want those users to have be access to get into.

Is there a way to update/modify the capability assigned to grant access to the Elements module so I could grant access to this capability separately?

Thanks!

[Tom]

Hi there,

You could try something like this:

add_filter( 'register_post_type_args', function( $args, $post_type ) {
    if ( 'gp_elements' === $post_type ) {
        $args['capability_type'] = 'manage_options'; // Change to whatever.
    }

    return $args;
}, 10, 2 );

[Michael]

This worked for me:

add_filter( 'register_post_type_args', function( $args, $post_type ) {
    if ( 'gp_elements' === $post_type ) {
        $args['capability_type'] = 'post';
    }

    return $args;
}, 10, 2 );

Now i need to show the menu on the left for editors.
How can i do it?
It’s odd that in GP editors don’t have access to this website content?
Can we had it on the next version?

Thank you

[Tom]

Hi there,

Just to confirm, do you mean the “Elements” link under the “Appearance” section?

Let me know 🙂

[Michael]

yes,

Appearance > Elements

my clients need to edit the content but usually i dont put them admin for security reasons 🙂

[Tom]

Hmm, it seems add_submenu_page() doesn’t have a filter we can tap into, which is a shame.

I’ve added a new filter to GPP 1.9: generate_elements_admin_menu_capability

If you’d like to add this filter now, you can:

1. Go to wp-content/plugins/gp-premium/elements/class-post-type.php
2. Find the menu_item() function on line 252.
3. Replace manage_options with apply_filters( 'generate_elements_admin_menu_capability', 'manage_options' )

Now, we can do this:

add_filter( 'generate_elements_admin_menu_capability', function() {
    return 'post';
} );

[Michael]

Hello,

For me it doesn’t work.
When i implement your code, the “Elements” disappears in the administrators UI but “Appearance” and “Appearance > Elements” doesn’t show up in the editors UI.

Thank you

[Tom]

Try this instead:

add_filter( 'generate_elements_admin_menu_capability', function() {
    return 'edit_posts';
} );

[Michael]

hello again,

The menu gets perfectly displayed now.
But when i am an editor and i click on “Appearance > Elements”, i am blocked by the wordpress admin because i don’t have the correct permission apparently for edit.php?post_type=gp_elements.

Thank you

[Michael]

apparently we need to create the capabilities and map them…
http://justintadlock.com/archives/2010/07/10/meta-capabilities-for-custom-post-types

[Tom]

Is this being caused by this function?: https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/add-update-elements-for-specific-user-role/#post-988799

Are you able to access as an admin?

[Michael]

hello

this is my code so far :

functions.php:

add_filter( 'generate_elements_admin_menu_capability', function() {
    return 'edit_posts';
} );

add_filter( 'register_post_type_args', function( $args, $post_type ) {
    if ( 'gp_elements' === $post_type ) {
        $args['capability_type'] = 'post';
    }
    return $args;
}, 10, 2 );

plugins/gp-premium/elements/class-post-type.php :

/**
* Create our admin menu item.
 *
* @since 1.7
*/
public function menu_item() {
    add_submenu_page(
	'themes.php',
	esc_html__( 'Elements', 'gp-premium' ),
	esc_html__( 'Elements', 'gp-premium' ),
	apply_filters( 'generate_elements_admin_menu_capability', 'manage_options' ),
	'edit.php?post_type=gp_elements'
    );
}

goal 1 – show menu in UI => “generate_elements_admin_menu_capability” filter
goal 2 – give permission => “register_post_type_args” filter

in my tests, the two filters work separately but together not.

thank you

[Tom]

So the register_post_type_args filter works as long as the generate_elements_admin_menu_capability isn’t there?

Looking at the Elements post type code, it should work for editors by default, so you shouldn’t need the register_post_type_args filter. Only the generate_elements_admin_menu_capability filter should be necessary.

Let me know 🙂

[Michael]

Hello,

I just tested on a brand new wordpress last version of theme and plugin and it doesn’t work for me. “register_post_type_args” give the permissions but doesn’t show the menu in admin UI.
i think i will just pass because the wordpress documentation is not clear.

thank you

[Tom]

Did that fresh install have the changes made to GP Premium I mentioned up above?: https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/add-update-elements-for-specific-user-role/#post-989899

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