WP_REST_Posts_Controller::update_item_permissions_check( WP_REST_Request $request )

Checks if a given request has access to update a post.

Parameters

$request

(Required) Full details about the request.

Return

(true|WP_Error) True if the request has access to update the item, WP_Error object otherwise.

Source

File: wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php 

	public function update_item_permissions_check( $request ) {
		$post = $this->get_post( $request['id'] );
		if ( is_wp_error( $post ) ) {
			return $post;
		}

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

		if ( $post && ! $this->check_update_permission( $post ) ) {
			return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_edit', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to edit this post.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
		}

		if ( ! empty( $request['author'] ) && get_current_user_id() !== $request['author'] && ! current_user_can( $post_type->cap->edit_others_posts ) ) {
			return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_edit_others', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to update posts as this user.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
		}

		if ( ! empty( $request['sticky'] ) && ! current_user_can( $post_type->cap->edit_others_posts ) && ! current_user_can( $post_type->cap->publish_posts ) ) {
			return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_assign_sticky', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to make posts sticky.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
		}

		if ( ! $this->check_assign_terms_permission( $request ) ) {
			return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_assign_term', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to assign the provided terms.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
		}

		return true;
	}

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Related

Uses

Uses
Uses Description
wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php: WP_REST_Posts_Controller::check_update_permission()

Checks if a post can be edited.
wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php: WP_REST_Posts_Controller::check_assign_terms_permission()

Checks whether current user can assign all terms sent with the current request.
wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php: WP_REST_Posts_Controller::get_post()

Get the post, if the ID is valid.
wp-includes/l10n.php: __()

Retrieve the translation of $text.
wp-includes/class-wp-error.php: WP_Error::__construct()

Initialize the error.
wp-includes/capabilities.php: current_user_can()

Whether the current user has a specific capability.
wp-includes/user.php: get_current_user_id()

Get the current user’s ID
wp-includes/rest-api.php: rest_authorization_required_code()

Returns a contextual HTTP error code for authorization failure.
wp-includes/post.php: get_post_type_object()

Retrieves a post type object by name.
wp-includes/load.php: is_wp_error()

Check whether variable is a ClassicPress Error.
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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-4.7.0 Introduced.