WP_REST_Terms_Controller::create_item_permissions_check( WP_REST_Request $request )

Checks if a request has access to create a term.

Parameters

$request

(Required) Full details about the request.

Return

(bool|WP_Error) True if the request has access to create items, false or WP_Error object otherwise.

Source

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

	public function create_item_permissions_check( $request ) {

		if ( ! $this->check_is_taxonomy_allowed( $this->taxonomy ) ) {
			return false;
		}

		$taxonomy_obj = get_taxonomy( $this->taxonomy );
		if ( ( is_taxonomy_hierarchical( $this->taxonomy )
				&& ! current_user_can( $taxonomy_obj->cap->edit_terms ) )
			|| ( ! is_taxonomy_hierarchical( $this->taxonomy )
				&& ! current_user_can( $taxonomy_obj->cap->assign_terms ) ) ) {
			return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_create', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to create new terms.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
		}

		return true;
	}

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Uses

Uses
Uses Description
wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-terms-controller.php: WP_REST_Terms_Controller::check_is_taxonomy_allowed()

Checks that the taxonomy 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/rest-api.php: rest_authorization_required_code()

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

Retrieves the taxonomy object of $taxonomy.
wp-includes/taxonomy.php: is_taxonomy_hierarchical()

Whether the taxonomy object is hierarchical.
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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-4.7.0 Introduced.