Issue with Yoast SEO (multiple versions also with Pro)

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We experience an issue with Yoast capabilities.
Step to reproduce the problem:
– activate Yoast SEO
– In role editor (editor profile) enable all 4 capabilities and SAVE
1-Wpseo bulk edit
2-Wpseo edit advanced metadata
3-Wpseo manage options
4-Wpseo manage redirects
– ALL WORKS WELL
– Try to disable and re-enable YOAST SEO
– In role editor you will see only the two main capabilities enabled:
1-Wpseo bulk edit
4-Wpseo manage redirects

Thanks for your support.

[Vladimir]

“Yoast SEO” has own capabilities manager, which removes all wpseo capabilities on plugin deactivation and adds them to the pre-defined list of roles on plugin activation.
There is a filter , using which it’s possible to tell “Yoast SEO” which capability to which role add/remove automatically on plugin activation/deactivation.

/**
 * Filter: Allow changing roles that a capability is added to.
 *
 * @api array $roles The default roles to be filtered.
 */
$filtered = apply_filters( $capability . '_roles', $roles );

For example with code below you will have ‘wpseo_manage_options’ capability granted to ‘editor’ role automatically on “Yoast SEO” plugin activation:

add_filter('wpseo_manage_options_roles', 'wpseo_manage_options_roles', 10, 1);

function wpseo_manage_options_roles( $roles ) {

    $roles[] = 'editor';

    return $roles;
}

You may add it to the active theme functions.php file or setup it as a Must Use plugin.

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Thanks Vladimir for this useful suggestion. Using your code I reach to automatically enable 3 of 4 options. Do you know why?

Wpseo bulk edit
Wpseo manage options
Wpseo manage redirects

but not

Wpseo edit advanced metadata

….I honestly didn’t understand the reason

[Vladimir]

It works at my side as expected. Try to use code below:

add_filter('wpseo_edit_advanced_metadata_roles', 'wpseo_edit_advanced_metadata_roles', 10, 1);

function wpseo_edit_advanced_metadata_roles( $roles ) {

    $roles[] = 'editor';

    return $roles;
}

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