[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #19817: Media Uploader sticks at 'Crunching' for Subscriber Uploads

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#19817: Media Uploader sticks at 'Crunching' for Subscriber Uploads
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 Reporter:  walkinonwat3r      |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media              |     Version:  3.3.1
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion close  |
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Changes (by walkinonwat3r):

 * cc: me@… (added)


Comment:

 Thanks for getting back to me on this. Adding edit_posts does indeed allow
 you to move past the 'crunching' step. However, I don't think the
 edit_posts capability should be a dependency for media. Perhaps there
 should be an edit_media, edit_images(_videos, _audio, etc), or
 edit_attachments, as well as a delete_, capability instead?

 I can see a couple of ways the current method is lacking:
 1) Adding the edit_posts capability adds the 'Posts' item to the sidebar
 and allows the user to submit posts for review. This isn't ''horrible'',
 but it definitely doesn't necessarily follow from wanting the user to be
 able to edit media.
 2) What if you're using a custom post type with a custom capability type?
 (My situation) Or what if you just want the user to edit pages, not posts,
 but want them to be able to add media easily?
 3) What if you have some sort of audit trail responsibility and can't have
 users deleting content they added?

 Most of these issues can probably be hacked around, but posts and pages
 both have robust capability controls. Why shouldn't attachments mirror
 this?

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