[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #33975: Improve capabilities management when registering custom taxonomy

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#33975: Improve capabilities management when registering custom taxonomy
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 Reporter:  slaFFik                       |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Taxonomy                      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch needs-unit-tests  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by johnbillion):

 * keywords:   => needs-patch needs-unit-tests


Old description:

> Currently we have such caps when using `register_taxonomy()`
> [https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_taxonomy#Arguments
> codex]:
>     'manage_terms' - 'manage_categories'
>     'edit_terms' - 'manage_categories'
>     'delete_terms' - 'manage_categories'
>     'assign_terms' - 'edit_posts'
>
> IMO, setting `manage_terms` to false block access to page (cheating
> message),
> setting `edit_terms` to false displays this message: "You are not allowed
> to edit this item.", which is very odd. Editing means editing, So I
> should not be able to use Quick Edit and Edit links (they should be
> hidden).
>
> Also, I propose to add a `create_terms` capability maping - for
> displaying the add term form and giving ability to create them,
> separately from editing/deleting.
>
> Related: #22511

New description:

 Currently we have such caps when using `register_taxonomy()`
 [https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_taxonomy#Arguments
 codex]:

 {{{
 'manage_terms' - 'manage_categories'
 'edit_terms' - 'manage_categories'
 'delete_terms' - 'manage_categories'
 'assign_terms' - 'edit_posts'
 }}}

 IMO, setting `manage_terms` to false block access to page (cheating
 message),
 setting `edit_terms` to false displays this message: "You are not allowed
 to edit this item.", which is very odd. Editing means editing, So I should
 not be able to use Quick Edit and Edit links (they should be hidden).

 Also, I propose to add a `create_terms` capability maping - for displaying
 the add term form and giving ability to create them, separately from
 editing/deleting.

 Related: #22511

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