[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #48375: Introduce a separate capability for trashing a post

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#48375: Introduce a separate capability for trashing a post
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 Reporter:  johnbillion                        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                             |   Milestone:  Awaiting
                                               |  Review
Component:  Posts, Post Types                  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  granular-capabilities needs-patch  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by desrosj):

 @johnbillion If a user with this capability trashes a post, and the trash
 is set to automatically empty itself after X days, then users with only
 this capability would technically still be able to permanently delete a
 post (though not immediately) because `wp_scheduled_delete()` does not
 check who trashed the post.

 Because this capability would map to `delete_post|delete_posts` by
 default, this may be something that falls into plugin territory. But it
 came to mind thinking this one through and wanted to mention it here for
 thought.

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