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February 17, 2020 at 8:56 PM #18315

netalys
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Hello !
I'm displaying a form to let users edit a custom post type.
The users have the role "Suscriber". In this custom post type I created a specific field linked to WordPress users to specify who was able to see the form.

It was working fine but I think since last update now these suscribers users see : "You are not allowed to edit this post."

Is there a way to let them edit the post anyway ?

Thanks.

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February 17, 2020 at 9:26 PM #18316
Anh Tran
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Hi,

We added the check for permission in the latest version of MB Frontend Submission. Users can edit posts only if:
- They are the author of those posts, or
- They have proper privileges (edit_posts or edit_other_posts)
If you allows a user to edit others' posts, they must have edit_other_posts privilege, which is available for Editor role.

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February 17, 2020 at 9:43 PM #18322

netalys
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OK thanks for your quick answer Anh, I added the permission with Members plugin.
Maybe it would be great to add an option in the shortcode to specify who can access the form.
Cheers !

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February 24, 2020 at 9:36 PM #18391

boethius
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Hi, it seems this isn't so straightforward. I added the edit_other_posts but this actually doesn't exist. WP documents edit_others_posts.

Either way, both privilege types don't work. The users are still not allowed to edit the post. Must the privileges be flushed somehow?

Thanks

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February 24, 2020 at 9:50 PM #18392
boethius
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These are the permissions that the user group has:
```
add_role( 'analyst', __('Analyst' ),
array(
'read' => true, // true allows this capability
'edit_posts' => true, // Allows user to edit their own posts
'edit_pages' => false, // Allows user to edit pages
'edit_other_posts' => true,
'edit_others_posts' => true, // Allows user to edit others posts not just their own
'create_posts' => false, // Allows user to create new posts
'manage_categories' => false, // Allows user to manage post categories
'publish_posts' => true, // Allows the user to publish, otherwise posts stays in draft mode
'edit_themes' => false, // false denies this capability. User can’t edit your theme
'install_plugins' => false, // User cant add new plugins
'update_plugin' => false, // User can’t update any plugins
'update_core' => false,
'upload_files' => true // user cant perform core updates
)
);
```
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February 25, 2020 at 3:56 PM #18393
Anh Tran
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Hi boethius, you're right about the capability name. It should be edit_others_posts.

The plugin checks if user can edit the current post with this code:
```
current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post->ID )
```
Can you please try a plugin like Members/User Roles Editor to make sure that roles can edit posts?

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