Something like this (untested) add_action( ‘init’, ‘remove_revisor_cap_edit_posts’ ); function remove_revisor_cap_edit_posts() { if ( ‘events’ == get_post_type() ) { $role = get_role( ‘revisor’ ); $role->remove_cap( ‘edit_posts’ ); } }
I am not sure what you’re trying to do by not allowing Edit. Its only a job of Publishing the post it seems. (or maybe add some Meta description etc) But, if you’re looking at creating a Moderator, you need to create additional user group & assign permissions. You can try http://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-access-manager/ or similar plugins … Read more
WordPress capability system roughly works like the following: Capabilities can be attached to users or roles Roles can be attached to users Roles are a flat system, so there is nothing overruling something else Role names are capabilities as well Keep in mind that role names are capabilities as well, but you shouldn’t check against … Read more
Different hints to your idea to create a solution for your topic. Since longer time, WP use always role names, no level. Use always the role name ot the capability for a check in the access topic. The function current_user_can() should helps you. To remove a menu item, use the wp core function remove_menu_page( $menu_slug … Read more
Irrespective of the plugin you use > each plugin will give you an option to save / view the PHP code generated for the custom post type. This code will also include the capabilities added and generated by the plugin. All you need to do is copy this code into your functions.php and before that … Read more
Use the following function: function wpse_replace_user_role( $from, $to ) { $args = array( ‘role’ => $from ); $users = new WP_User_Query( $args ); if ( !empty( $users->get_results() ) ) { foreach( $users->get_results() as $user ) { $u = new WP_User( $user->ID ); $u->remove_role( $from ); $u->add_role( $to ); unset( $u ); } unset( $users ); … Read more
You should to remove a capability named ‘manage_categories’ from user role or roles, for example: /** * Don’t let subscribers add/edit/remove categories. * * You should call the function once when your plugin or theme is activated. * * @uses WP_Role::remove_cap() */ function remove_subscribers_manage_categories() { // get_role returns an instance of WP_Role. $role = get_role( … Read more
Instead of a JOIN, you can use a IN with a subquery, to prevent duplicate results because of the join: SELECT ID, display_name FROM wp_users WHERE ID IN (SELECT post_author FROM wp_posts) This will not look at capabilities. If you also want that you can add them like a join, but move the meta_key clause … Read more
I suspect that Justin Tadlock’s Members Plugin would make this very easy for you.
You will need to hook into attachment_fields_to_edit and unset them for a role. You can use current_user_can(‘author’) http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/current_user_can Example to remove image alt field function remove_caption($form_fields) { if (current_user_can(‘author’)){ $form_fields[‘image_alt’][‘input’] = ‘hidden’; return $form_fields; }} add_filter(‘attachment_fields_to_edit’,’remove_caption’, 15, 2); My initial post used unset but I tried it and it did not work, from the example … Read more