Can't get custom capabilities to apply.

  • I created a custom post type and used capability_type to add custom capabilities to it. I’m trying to apply the capabilities to the administrator role, but it’s not working. When I run var_dump( current_user_can( 'publish_my_custom_post' ) ); it keeps returning false. Here is the code that adds the capabilities, any idea what’s wrong with it?

    // Hook to call function to add capabilities
add_action( 'plugins_loaded', 'ca_myplugin_caps'); // tried admin_init also

// Function to assign capabilities.
function ca_myplugin_caps() {

// Get the administrator role.
$role = get_role( 'administrator' );
// Add the capabilities to the role.
$role->add_cap( 'publish_my_custom_post' );
}

    [ mod note: do not bump ]

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  • Thread Starter CliffAscent

    (@cliffascent)

    I also tried on the init hook with no luck.

    Thread Starter CliffAscent

    (@cliffascent)

    I got it to work by using the following code in the installation function of my theme.

    // Get the administrator role.
$role = get_role( 'administrator' );
// Add the customposts capabilities to the role.
$role->add_cap( 'publish_customposts' );
$role->add_cap( 'edit_others_customposts' );
$role->add_cap( 'edit_customposts' );
$role->add_cap( 'edit_published_customposts' );
$role->add_cap( 'delete_customposts' );
$role->add_cap( 'delete_others_customposts' );
$role->add_cap( 'delete_published_customposts' );
$role->add_cap( 'delete_private_customposts' );
$role->add_cap( 'edit_private_customposts' );
$role->add_cap( 'read_private_customposts' );
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