[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38653: Trigger a doing it wrong when checking a role name as a capability

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#38653: Trigger a doing it wrong when checking a role name as a capability
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 Reporter:  johnbillion  |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  low          |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:               |    Version:
  Role/Capability        |   Keywords:  needs-patch needs-unit-tests 2nd-
 Severity:  normal       |  opinion
  Focuses:               |
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 Code which checks `current_user_can( 'administrator' )` is essentially
 bypassing all the power of fine grained capability checking in the roles
 and capabilities API. Let's trigger a call to `_doing_it_wrong()` when a
 cap check is performed against any of the built-in roles, in order to
 persuade developers to use the capabilities API as it's intended.

 There may be valid use cases for checking a user's role in this way. If
 there are, let's look at how to address those.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/38653>
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