Why does this check to see if user is authorized to edit a post fail for all but super admins?

And the correct capability name is edit_posts. So the correct way of using current_user_can will be like following: if( empty( $post_id ) || !current_user_can( ‘edit_posts’ ) ) { return; } UPDATE: I have removed the wrong statement, but as the asker mentioned he would like to allow all roles of contributors and above to be … Read more

How to force Authentication on REST API for Password protected page using custom table and fetch() without Plugin

After studying carefully 🤓 the WordPress REST API Handbook concerning Home / REST API Handbook / Extending the REST API / Routes and Endpoints Home / REST API Handbook / Extending the REST API / Adding Custom Endpoints I realized I made a couple of mistakes. Therefore, I wanted to share with you my findings. … Read more

how can i embed wordpress backend in iframe

By default WordPress sends an HTTP header to prevent iframe embedding on /wp_admin/ and /wp-login.php: X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN That’s a security feature. If you want to remove this header remove the filters: remove_action( ‘login_init’, ‘send_frame_options_header’ ); remove_action( ‘admin_init’, ‘send_frame_options_header’ ); But you should really use the multisite feature as Tom J Nowell suggested.

What is the purpose of having a token in cookies?

According to the WP_Session_Tokens class documentation, this token is used to validate the user’s session. It does this by checking the provided token against the existing session tokens stored in the user meta table for that user. Session tokens are generated using the wp_generate_password function, and are 43 characters long. So no, it should not … Read more

How to define the basic HTTP authentication using cURL correctly?

From the documentation page: -u, –user <user:password> Specify the user name and password to use for server authentication. Overrides -n, –netrc and –netrc-optional. If you simply specify the user name, curl will prompt for a password. The user name and passwords are split up on the first colon, which makes it impossible to use a … Read more

How to define the basic HTTP authentication using cURL correctly?

From the documentation page: -u, –user <user:password> Specify the user name and password to use for server authentication. Overrides -n, –netrc and –netrc-optional. If you simply specify the user name, curl will prompt for a password. The user name and passwords are split up on the first colon, which makes it impossible to use a … Read more

Authentication versus Authorization

Authentication is the process of ascertaining that somebody really is who they claim to be. Authorization refers to rules that determine who is allowed to do what. E.g. Adam may be authorized to create and delete databases, while Usama is only authorised to read. The two concepts are completely orthogonal and independent, but both are central to security design, … Read more