Editor-role issue

Hi erwtje,

Try a plugin like Members from Justin Tadlock. It should allow you to assign specific capabilities to specific users/roles.

The capability you’ll want to give them to allow them to edit the bookings settings is manage_options. Beware, though, that this will give them access to most of the WordPress settings and most plugins’ settings as well.

Hi NateWr,

I’ve tried that plugin but as you said, it also gives the editor other capabilities I don’t want to.
Isn’t there a ‘workaround’ to change that?

For now I have given my client admin-rights wich I edited with User Admin S. to cut off certain capabilities, but shouldn’t be the way…

Hi ertwje,

You can try to hook in and change the capability required to access and edit the settings page with the following code:

add_filter( 'rtb_settings_page', 'rtb_customize_settings_capability' );
function rtb_customize_settings_capability( $sap ) {

    $sap->pages['rtb-settings']->capability = 'manage_bookings';

    return $sap;
}

You’ll want to make sure you’re hooking in early, because the filter fires pretty early, with admin_init I think.

Works like a charm NateWr – thanks!

Oops! Help…
The above hook allows the Editor role to view the settings but does not allow the editor to save the changes they make… it gives you the ‘Cheatin’ huh? message. We did buy the Custom Fields Add-on if that makes helping any more palatable?!!

You’re right! Just last night I diagnosed a similar problem in my other plugin, Business Profile. They both use the same settings page library.

I’ve updated Business Profile and will roll out an update for this plugin soon. You can track the status in this issue.

Hi Adler-Pottsie,

I’ve just put out an update to the plugin which should solve this issue. The same code you’re already using ought to allow an Editor to both view and save data on the settings page.

You should see the update come through over the next few hours.

NateWR – you are a super star!!
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