[wp-hackers] register_post_type not completing with capability_type set to custom value

[John Blackbourn]

On 30 October 2012 16:29, Tom Jenkins <tom at thejenkinsweb.com> wrote:
> I have the following code to register a custom post type and taxonomy:
>
>             $pcats = array(
>                 'labels'            => array(
>                     'name'          => 'Parts Categories',
>                     'singular_name' => 'Parts Category',
>                 ),
>                 'show_tagcloud'     => FALSE,
>                 'hierarchical'      => TRUE,
>                 'show_in_nav_menus' => FALSE
>             );
>             register_taxonomy( 'parts-category', 'adc_pfinder', $pcats );
>
>             $labels = array(
>                 'name'               => 'Parts',
>                 'singular_name'      => 'Part',
>                 'add_new_item'       => 'Add New Part',
>                 'edit_item'          => 'Edit Part',
>                 'new_item'           => 'New Part',
>                 'view_item'          => 'View Part',
>                 'search_items'       => 'Search Parts',
>                 'not_found'          => 'No parts found',
>                 'not_found_in_trash' => 'No parts found in Trash',
>             );
>
>             $taxonomies   = array( 'parts-category' );
>             $supports     = array( 'title', 'editor', 'thumbnail',
> 'revisions' );
>
>             $post_type_args = array(
>                 'labels'               => $labels,
>                 'description'          => 'Parts available for sale by ADS
> Members.',
>                 'public'               => TRUE,
>                 'exclude_from_search'  => TRUE,
>                 'publicly_queryable'   => true,
>                 'show_ui'              => TRUE,
>                 'show_in_menu'         => TRUE,
>                 'show_in_nav_menus'    => true,
>                 'menu_position'        => 25,
>                 'menu_icon'            => plugins_url(
> '/images/parts_spriteslice.png', ASDSPF_PLUGIN_FILE ),
>                 'capability_type'      => 'adspart',
>                 'map_meta_cap'         => TRUE,
>                 'hierarchical'         => FALSE,
>                 'supports'             => $supports,
>                 'register_meta_box_cb' => array( &$this, 'meta_boxes' ),
>                 'taxonomies'           => $taxonomies,
>                 'has_archive'          => true,
>                 'rewrite'              => array( 'slug'       => 'part',
>                                                  'with_front' => FALSE ),
>                 'query_var'            => TRUE
>             );
>
>             register_post_type( 'adc_pfinder', $post_type_args );
>
>
> The capability_type is where the failure is occurring. If I change the
> capability_type to post the post type shows up and everything works. Trying
> to use another value prevents it from working. I need the capability_type
> set so I can set user roles around it. Can anyone spot what's wrong here?
> I've been banging my head against the wall on this one.

Does your own user account have the capability of 'edit_adpart' etc so
the admin menu shows up for you? If not, then you won't see anything.

John