WP_REST_Posts_Controller::get_items_permissions_check() │ public │ WP 4.7.0

Checks if a given request has access to read posts.

Method of the class: WP_REST_Posts_Controller{}

No Hooks.

Returns

true|WP_Error. True if the request has read access, WP_Error object otherwise.

Usage

$WP_REST_Posts_Controller = new WP_REST_Posts_Controller();
$WP_REST_Posts_Controller->get_items_permissions_check( $request );

$request(WP_REST_Request) (required)

Full details about the request.

Changelog

WP_REST_Posts_Controller::get_items_permissions_check() WP REST Posts Controller::get items permissions check code ^{WP 6.8.1}

public function get_items_permissions_check( $request ) {

	$post_type = get_post_type_object( $this->post_type );

	if ( 'edit' === $request['context'] && ! current_user_can( $post_type->cap->edit_posts ) ) {
		return new WP_Error(
			'rest_forbidden_context',
			__( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to edit posts in this post type.' ),
			array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() )
		);
	}

	return true;
}