WP_REST_Templates_Controller::get_items_permissions_check()publicWP 5.8.0

Checks if a given request has access to read templates.

Method of the class: WP_REST_Templates_Controller{}

No Hooks.

Return

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

Usage

$WP_REST_Templates_Controller = new WP_REST_Templates_Controller();
$WP_REST_Templates_Controller->get_items_permissions_check( $request );
$request(WP_REST_Request) (required)
Full details about the request.

Changelog

Since 5.8.0 Introduced.
Since 6.6.0 Allow users with edit_posts capability to read templates.

WP_REST_Templates_Controller::get_items_permissions_check() code WP 6.7.1

public function get_items_permissions_check( $request ) {
	if ( current_user_can( 'edit_posts' ) ) {
		return true;
	}
	foreach ( get_post_types( array( 'show_in_rest' => true ), 'objects' ) as $post_type ) {
		if ( current_user_can( $post_type->cap->edit_posts ) ) {
			return true;
		}
	}

	return new WP_Error(
		'rest_cannot_manage_templates',
		__( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to access the templates on this site.' ),
		array(
			'status' => rest_authorization_required_code(),
		)
	);
}