[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29213: Introduce capability for access to nav-menus.php

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#29213: Introduce capability for access to nav-menus.php
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 Reporter:  westonruter             |       Owner:  ocean90
     Type:  enhancement             |      Status:  reviewing
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  4.2
Component:  Menus                   |     Version:  3.0
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback  |     Focuses:  administration
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Description changed by westonruter:

Old description:

> Management of the nav menus currently requires `edit_theme_options`
> capability, a capability associated with administrators which grants the
> power to make many wide sweeping changes. There should be a discrete
> capability `edit_nav_menus` just for managing menus, one that is
> inherited for anyone who has `edit_theme_options` by default. This was
> done for Customizer access in #28605 with the introduction of a
> `customize` capability.
>
> Originally brought up in #14386.

New description:

 Management of the nav menus currently requires `edit_theme_options`
 capability, a capability associated with administrators which grants the
 power to make many wide sweeping changes. There should be a discrete
 capability `edit_nav_menus` just for managing menus, one that is inherited
 for anyone who has `edit_theme_options` by default. This was done for
 Customizer access in #28605 with the introduction of a `customize`
 capability.

 Originally brought up in #14386.
 For introducing a `manage_widgets` capability, see #31020.

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