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Remove all caps unrelated to posts for all WordPress accounts.
<?php
/* ********************************************************* *
* WARNING WARNING WARNING! *
* Written in about ten minutes, only roughly tested. *
* ********************************************************* */
/**
* Do not allow meta caps unrelated to posts.
*
* @param string[] $caps Array of required capabilities.
* @param string $cap Capability name being checked.
* @param int $user_id The user ID.
* @param array $args Adds the context to the cap. Typically the object ID.
*
* @return string[] Modified list of required capabilities.
*/
function pwcc_posts_only_meta( $caps, $cap, $user_id, $args ) {
switch ( $cap ) {
case 'delete_post':
case 'delete_page':
case 'edit_post':
case 'edit_page':
case 'read_post':
case 'read_page':
case 'publish_post':
case 'edit_post_meta':
case 'delete_post_meta':
case 'add_post_meta':
case 'edit_term_meta':
case 'delete_term_meta':
case 'add_term_meta':
if ( ! in_array( 'post' , get_post_type( $args[0] ), true ) ) {
$caps[] = 'do_not_allow';
}
break;
case 'edit_user_meta':
case 'delete_user_meta':
case 'add_user_meta':
case 'edit_files':
case 'edit_plugins':
case 'edit_themes':
case 'update_plugins':
case 'delete_plugins':
case 'install_plugins':
case 'upload_plugins':
case 'update_themes':
case 'delete_themes':
case 'install_themes':
case 'upload_themes':
case 'install_languages':
case 'update_languages':
case 'customize':
case 'edit_term':
case 'delete_term':
case 'assign_term':
case 'manage_post_tags':
case 'edit_categories':
case 'edit_post_tags':
case 'delete_categories':
case 'delete_post_tags':
case 'assign_categories':
case 'assign_post_tags':
case 'create_sites':
case 'delete_sites':
case 'manage_network':
case 'manage_sites':
case 'manage_network_users':
case 'manage_network_plugins':
case 'manage_network_themes':
case 'manage_network_options':
case 'upgrade_network':
case 'setup_network':
case 'export_others_personal_data':
case 'erase_others_personal_data':
case 'manage_privacy_options':
case 'edit_blocks':
case 'edit_others_blocks':
case 'publish_blocks':
case 'read_private_blocks':
case 'delete_blocks':
case 'delete_private_blocks':
case 'delete_published_blocks':
case 'delete_others_blocks':
case 'edit_private_blocks':
case 'edit_published_blocks':
$caps[] = 'do_not_allow';
break;
}
return $caps;
}
add_filter( 'user_has_cap', 'pwcc_posts_only_meta', 1, 4 );
/**
* Filters the user capabilities to remove caps unrelated to posts.
*
* @param bool[] $allcaps An array of all the user's capabilities.
* @param string[] $caps Required primitive capabilities for the requested capability.
* @param array $args {
* Arguments that accompany the requested capability check.
*
* @type string $0 Requested capability.
* @type int $1 Concerned user ID.
* @type mixed ...$2 Optional second and further parameters, typically object ID.
* }
* @param WP_User $user The user object.
*
* @return bool[] Filtered array of the user's capabilities.
*/
function pwcc_posts_only_primitive( $allcaps, $caps, $args, $user ) {
return array_merge(
$allcaps,
[
'upload_files' => false,
get_post_type_object( 'page' )->cap->edit_posts => false,
'switch_themes' => false,
'edit_theme_options' => false,
'edit_themes' => false,
'update_plugins' => false,
'activate_plugins' => false,
'edit_plugins' => false,
'manage_options' => false,
'manage_privacy_options' => false,
'resume_plugins' => false,
'resume_themes' => false,
'delete_users' => false,
'create_users' => false,
'edit_term' => false,
'delete_term' => false,
'assign_term' => false,
'manage_categories' => false,
'list_users' => false,
'view_site_health_checks' => false,
]
);
}
add_filter( 'user_has_cap', 'pwcc_posts_only_primitive', 10, 4 );
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