[Vladimir]

Hi,

I tested with WP Bakery Page Builder (former Visual Composer) and shortcode works for me. Do not forget that it works for for the text/content parts only.
Re-check if you input shortcode in the text mode (not visual). Try to place shortcode parts at the new lines, like here:

[user_role_editor roles="editor"]
Test Post 300 - for editors only
[/user_role_editor]

Builder may replace parts of shortcode in other cases.

[Vladimir]

Hi Sheila,

Hiding admin bar should not prevent access to the wp-admin. I suppose that you have some plugin which has option like ‘prevent access to wp-admin’ in its settings. Try to deactivate all plugins. Will user with such custom role get access to wp-admin? If ‘Yes’, then activate plugins back one by one with new test in order to isolate one which causes a problem.

[Vladimir]

Thanks for letting me know that you found an answer.

[Vladimir]

Hi Barry,

Thanks for the feedback.

URE does not include UI to turn ON for a role selected screen option (or in other words, show meta box). You can use this code though:

/**
 * Turn ON 'Slug' screen option for user with 'author' role at the Media Library item (attachment) edit page
 */
add_filter( 'hidden_meta_boxes', 'show_slug_metabox', 10, 3 );

function show_slug_metabox( $hidden, $screen, $use_defaults ) {

    if ( $screen->id!=='attachment') {
        return $hidden;
    }
    
    $user = wp_get_current_user();
    if ( empty( $user) || empty( $user->roles ) ) {
        return $hidden;
    }
    if ( !in_array( 'author', $user->roles ) ) {
        return $hidden;
    }
    
    $slug_key = array_search( 'slugdiv', $hidden );
    if ( $slug_key !== false ) {
        unset( $hidden[ $slug_key ] );
    }

    return $hidden;
}

Change ‘author’ to your own role ID and setup this code as a Must Use plugin.

[Vladimir]

“User Registration” plugin shows extra fields at back-end user profile only to a user with ‘manage_options’ capability:

public function show_user_extra_fields( $user ) {
	if ( ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
		return;
	}

	$show_fields = $this->get_user_meta_by_form_fields( $user->ID );
...

[Vladimir]

Hi,

WordPress by default uses the same ‘edit_pages’ capability for both “edit” and “add new” buttons. In order to change this go to “Settings->User Role Editor->Additional Modules” tab and turn on the “Activate “Create” capability for posts/pages/custom post types” option. URE will reconfigure WordPress to use ‘create_pages’ for ‘add new’ button as a result.

Take into account that URE automatically grants ‘create_posts’ and ‘create_pages’ capabilities to the ‘administrator’ role only. You may need to re-check your roles (contributor, author, editor and others) to ensure users don’t lose ‘add new’ functionality where they should have it.

[Vladimir]

Hi,

May be this code will give a starting point:

if (is_multisite()) {
    add_action( 'wpmu_activate_user', 'add_secondary_role', 10, 1 );
} else {
    add_action( 'user_register', 'add_secondary_role', 10, 1 );
}

 
function add_secondary_role( $user_id ) {
 
    $user = get_user_by('id', $user_id);
    $user->add_role('custom_role_id');
 
}

I will be out of office until July 31st.

[Vladimir]

Got it. Thanks.
I will proceed with subject investigation from July 31st, when return from a small journey.

[Vladimir]

Yes, URE works with edit restrictions by term ID exactly this way, as you described.

Thank you for the suggestion. I will take it into account with one of the future updates.

[Vladimir]

Sure, URE does not restrict access to content for users with ‘administrator’ role, thus, it does not show “Posts/pages edit restrictions” section at such user profile.

If you need apply edit restrictions for such power user, grant him custom role with less permissions.

[Vladimir]

Hi,

Thanks for the good feedback.
You can use the ure_auto_access_child_pages custom filter to exclude automatic adding off child pages to the list of restricted pages.

[Vladimir]

“Page/Post Editor Restrictions” is shown at user profile only for user who really can edit posts and/or pages. Thus,
1st, provide for a user edit access to the pages which you plan to allow him to edit.
2nd, add edit restriction criteria.

[Vladimir]

Did you block any post meta boxes for this role? If Yes, try to remove blocking and make another test. If that will help you can play with meta boxes one by one to isolate which meta box blocking causes this JS error.

[Vladimir]

My test showed that user with custom role, which includes just ‘edit_posts’, ‘publish_posts’, ‘edit_published_posts’ sees and can use “Use the Divi Builder” button at the back-end post editor page.

Divi builder uses JavaScript intensively. I suppose that some JavaScript error may take place in the post editor page. Look at the browser JavaScript console for the critical red colored error messages.

[Vladimir]

It seems that Woffice has updated user interface for bbPress with extended functinality. Can get access to its copy for testing? If Yes, share it via DropBox or similar with support [at-sign] role-editor.com

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