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When to use meta capabilities for custom post types?
For example, a user might be given the edit_post capability for post 100 if they are the post author or have the edit_others_posts capability. When using custom post types, this mapping doesn’t happen automatically if you’re setting up custom capabilities.
What are the capabilities of the meta function?
Meta capabilities such as edit_post and edit_user are capabilities used by this function to map to primitive capabilities that a user or role requires, such as edit_posts and edit_others_posts.
What do you need to know about meta capabilities in WordPress?
Andrew Nacin mentioned that we’d need to “ roll our own handling ” for capabilities using the map_meta_cap hook. This hook gives you control over the meta capabilities as well as the power to step outside of the WordPress way of doing things. The more I play around with it, the more I’d rather WordPress not automatically map these.
What are the capabilities of map _ meta _ cap?
“Meta” capabilities, e.g. ‘edit_post’, ‘edit_user’, etc., are capabilities used by map_meta_cap () to map to other “primitive” capabilities, e.g. ‘edit_posts’, ‘edit_others_posts’, etc. The parameter is accessed via func_get_args ().
Are there capabilities for custom posts in WordPress?
After a quick chat with Magicroundabout who pointed out a useful resource from Justin Tadlock, it turns out that capabilities for custom post types don’t actually exist unless you use add_cap to the role, for example for the following custom post type:
How to set up custom user meta fields with the user registration addon?
Click on Use Template to add it to the form builder. By default, our User Registration Form template includes the following fields, which are mapped to the default user meta fields in WordPress: You can add new fields from the left panel and customize the order in which they appear using our drag and drop builder.
How to set up user meta fields in WordPress?
Click on Use Template to add it to the form builder. By default, our User Registration Form template includes the following fields, which are mapped to the default user meta fields in WordPress: