PublishPress Capabilities – User Role Editor, Access Permissions, Admin Menus

Journal

2.8.1 – 17 May 2023

• Fixed : Undefined variable $cap_name, #822
• Fixed : Full Site Editing admin menus issue with custom link, #807
• Fixed : Profile Features table safari styles fix, #770
• Fixed : Update dashboard feature texts, #820
• Fixed : Editor Feature Options not hiding, #805

2.8.0 – 11 May 2023

• Feature : Custom capabilities for each feature/menu, #727
• Feature : Allow users to disable some features [Dashboard Menu], #491
• Update : Remove « Show Classic Editor Controls » on Editor Features screen, #797
• Update : Update Tooltip message for media capabilities, #796
• Update : Add a Promo sidebar, #768

2.7.1 – 20 Apr 2023

• Feature : Nav Menus Block Navigation/FSE theme support, #710
• Update : Capability Sidebar Update #719
• Feature : Add multisite capabilities tab, #737
• Feature : Add tooltips to explain capabilities, #734
• Feature : Single checkbox to block Dashboard access, #693
• Update : Add « Toggle All » option in Admin Features, #694
• Update : Add « Profile Features » column to « Roles », #740
• Update : Update documentation links, #776
• Update : Profile Features text update, #773
• Update : Add an explanation of each screen, #691
• Fixed : It’s not possible to hide « sticky option » using Editor Feature, #724
• Fixed : Taxonomies Delete title missing for disabled checkbox, #726

2.7.0 – 27 Feb 2023

• Feature : Allow admins to customize the « Profile » screen for users (Profile Features), #271
• Update : Make « Nav Menus » available in Free version, #606
• Update : Add copy & revise capabilities when Revisions activated, #596
• Update : Implement UI friendly checkbox for shared capabilities, #686
• Update : Add required capability for WooCommerce admin restrictions, #687
• Update : Ability to disable multiple roles on user edit screen, #622
• Fixed : Custom item did not included in export/import, #631
• Fixed : Template and Permalink are not hidden, #650
• Fixed : Text error if no « read » capability, #700
• Fixed : Application Timeout error in Capabilities plugin, #683
• Update : Remove Note from plugin screens, #614
• Fixed : Inconsistent right sidebar, #690
• Update : Capabilities FR-IT Translation Updates 2023, #652

2.6.1 – 08 Dec 2022

• Update : Allow users to block some roles from « User Testing », #621
• Update : Allow admins to test users from the user profile page, #626
• Fixed : Block URL not working, #629
• Update : Block change of user level for Administrators, #628
• Update : UI Consistency: vertical alignment of Usage Keys, Roles screen search box, #617
• Fixed : Unexpected placeholder %1 warning, #624
• Update : Change « PublishPress » to « PublishPress Planner » in Capabiliites, #638
• Update : FREE Capabilities ES-FR-IT Translation Updates October 27, #620

2.6.0 – 25 Oct 2022

• Added : Add a way for admins to test user accounts #57
• Fixed : Multi-select JS fails to load on Profile Edit Screen #576
• Update : Adding an explanation for Checkmark / empty / X #578
• Update : Add text description to Settings #573
• Fixed : Plugin translation ignores user’s language setting #580
• Fixed : Illegal string offset ‘administrator’ & Array to string conversion Warning #589
• Update : Support for the « Templates » metabox #251
• Fixed : Some CPT is missing from Editor Features #582
• Update : Capabilities-FR-IT-TranslationUpdate-September2022 #577

2.5.2 – 04 Oct 2022

• Update : Changes to Import/Export encoding method

2.5.1 – 13 Sep 2022

• Added : Ability to block user login by role #510
• Update : Add disable WooCommerce admin restrictions in role settings #549
• Update : Hide taxonomy screen option for editor features #554
• Update : Hide metabox screen option for editor features #556
• Fixed : It’s possible to access customize page even after blocking with admin menu #559
• Fixed : Uncaught error: Illegal offset type in isset or empty #564
• Update : Translation Note Suggestion for « Editor » #567
• Update : Capability-FR-IT-Translation_updates-August15_2022 #551

2.5.0 – 11 Aug 2022

• Update : Admin Features UI design consistency #466
• Fixed : Support WordPress API for Editor features Classic Editor disable / enable #531
• Fixed : Woocommerce order metabox Illegal offset type in isset or empty warning #538
• Added : Added woocommerce coupon description to editor features #299
• Update : ES-FR-IT-Capability-Translations-Update-August2022 #540

2.4.4 – 02 Aug 2022

• Added : Add « list » capabilities to display #206
• Added : Add a Settings screen to Free version #520
• Added : Add settings to allow users to select multiple roles when creating users #462
• Fixed : Multiple role when creating user doesn’t work #515
• Fixed : Admin Menus issue with Yoast #493
• Fixed : It’s possible to get lockout of admin menus when all items are checked #527
• Update : Limit « Control Custom Statuses » option to settings screens alone #528
• Update : French and Italian Translations updates #524
• Fixed : PHP Warning on viewing Admin Menus #525

2.4.3 – 12 Jul 2022

• Fixed : Capabilities conflict with Advanced Custom Fields #494
• Fixed : Issue with editor features when options is not array #495
• Update : Add checkbox for the « Allowed Editors » feature #498
• Update : Add support for TaxoPress on the Capabilities screen #500
• Update : Use 3 clicks approach for all boxes in Capabilities #497
• Fixed : Uncaught TypeError: in_array(): Argument #2 ($haystack) must be of type array, null given. #513
• Fixed : Hide Invalid Capabilities if empty #490

2.4.2 – 14 Jun 2022

• Fixed : Correct match of post types and Editor Features boxes #427
• Update : Changes to user role selection UI and make role draggable for re-ordering #443
• Added : Two new role tabs (Redirects and Editing) #403
• Added : Redirect users to original page after login to role editor #301
• Added : Redirect on login and logout to role editor #11
• Fixed : Admin Menus issue with JetPack #381
• Added : Hide the « add new block » button to editor feature #436
• Added : Hide the Revisions box in Editor Features #428
• Update : UI clean up for Backup screens #322
• Update : Move the Taxonomy area to it’s own tab #425
• Added : Support for WPML capabilities #411
• Added : Support for WS Form #305
• Added : Support Gravity Forms support #306
• Added : Add a new setting to disable Code Editor in Posts to role editor #298
• Update : Remember last tab after updating role settings #445
• Update : Add toggle all checkmarks options on the Capabilities screen #419
• Update : More categorization for capabilities #303
• Update : Force user roles to use specific editors in role settings #276
• Added : Add a setting to show private taxonomies on the « Capabilities » screen #314
• Added: Extend admin features « hide by css » to include plugin list #488

2.4.1 – 09 May 2022

• Fixed : Small bug with Capabilities search #340
• Update : Add sorting for more table columns in « Roles » #388
• Fixed : Edit Role screen: Right sidebar links to Capabilities screen without role argument #407
• Fixed : Admin Features issue with JetPack #412
• Update : Stop Free and Pro from being enabled together #323
• Update : Add PublishPress Building Package for Capabilities #400

2.4.0 – 28 Apr 2022

• Fixed : Post title not working with editor features #370
• Fixed : Issue with revision metabox and some plugin metabox in Editor features. #369
• Fixed : Editor Features compability with taxonomies created by the « Toolset » plugin. #367
• Fixed : Backup Features text missing some « s » #365
• Update : Change import upload file delete to use WordPress function #364
• Update : Make sure « Copy » feature for roles works with Editor Features and more #362
• Update : Add short description for « Role Level » #361
• Update : Make « Roles » into the top menu link #326
• Update : Vertical tabs similar to the « Capabilities » for Editor Features #257
• Fixed : Can’t hide the « Profile » link with « Admin Menus » #337
• Update : More Columns on Roles Screen #181

2.3.7 – 21 Apr 2022

• Lang : Translations were not loaded on some sites

2.3.6 – 14 Apr 2022

• Fixed : Non-administrators cannot access profile screen
• Compat : WooCommerce – Shop Managers could not access Users
• Compat : WooCommerce – Editor Feature restrictions did not hide Product Categories, Tags in Classic Editor

2.3.5 – 13 Apr 2022

• Feature : Export / Import for new features
• Change : Clarify captions on Roles, Backup screens
• Fixed : Multisite: Don’t apply Feature, Menu Restrictions to Super Administrators unless constant PP_CAPABILITIES_RESTRICT_SUPER_ADMIN is defined
• Fixed : Capabilities could not be updated if third party code executes too early. Now support constant PP_CAPABILITIES_COMPAT_MODE to work around conflicts.
• Fixed : Coding standards – WordPress VIP scan compliance improvements
• Compat : LoginWP – custom redirect failed
• Lang : New French, Italian and Spanish translations

2.3.4 – 26 Jan 2022

• Compat : WordPress 5.9 – failure adding / editing posts under some Editor Features configurations (work around WP hooking late-defined function _disable_block_editor_for_navigation_post_type)

2.3.3 – 13 Jan 2022

• Fixed : Capability names with dashes could not be added
• Fixed : After role rename, title in dropdown does not refresh
• Fixed : Input sanitization consistency
• Fixed : Escape output variables
• Lang : Spanish, French, Italian

2.3.2 – 8 Dec 2021

• Feature : Filter Capabilities display by post type or text entry
• Feature : Editor Features – Restrict editor elements for custom post types
• Feature : Admin Features – Restrict Admin Bar or individual Admin Bar elements
• Feature : Admin Features – More items available for restriction #240
• Change : Admin Features – Captions use dashes, not numbers #229
• Change : Capabilities screen – Tab for PublishPress Capabilities #220
• Fixed : CSRF vulnerability

2.3.1 – 6 Dec 2021

• Fixed : Security issue
• Fixed : PHP Notice on Capabilities screen

2.3 – 28 Oct 2021

• Change : Role Capabilities screen uses tabs
• Feature : New « Admin Features » screen #200

2.2 – 26 Aug 2021

• Feature : Retain last role selection for Capabilities, Editor Features screens
• Perf : Sync role to all sites – Operation timed out on networks with ~100 sites
• Fixed : Some security scans flagged an unused file in external library « chosen ». That file (and other developer documentation files) has been removed

2.1 – 24 Jun 2021

• Feature : Editor Features restriction (new screen to block editor elements per-role)
• Fixed : If Media « Create » capability is selected / unselected by clicking Media caption or Create caption, the corresponding upload_files checkbox (in Other WP Core Capabilities section) is not toggled, leading to an apparant update failure
• Fixed : If Media « Create » capability is negated or un-negated, the corresponding upload_files checkbox (in Other WP Core Capabilities section) is not toggled, leading to an apparant update failure
• Fixed : PHP Warning if a role is stored without a valid capabilities array

2.0.2 – 6 May 2021

• Feature : Multisite – « sync options to all sites » checkbox. Copies « use create_posts capability », Type-Specific Capabilities, Taxonomy-Specific Capabilities, Detailed Taxonomy Capabilities settings
• Fixed : Multisite – « sync role to all sites » did not work if main site ID is not 1
• Fixed : Fatal error on Capabilities screen if another plugin calls get_editable_roles() too early
• Fixed : Add New User – couldn’t display password entry
• Compat : PublishPress – Authors without publish capability could directly publish on the Calendar screen
• Change : Permissions – Hide / Unhide Role setting moved to Roles screen row actions

2.0 – 18 Feb 2021

• Feature : Roles screen
• Feature : Multiple role assignment on Add / Edit User screen
• Lang : Fixed handling, activated partial translations in German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Belarusian, Catalan
• Change : Capabilities screen – move role selector to top left, eliminate load button
• Change : Capabilities screen – move some sidebar items to Settings screen
• Change : Adjust some captions, variable names, more selective code execution
• Compat : bbPress – Forum, Topic and Reply capabilities were not displayed in Editing Capabilities grid
• Fixed : uneditable bbPress roles could be opened for editing (require Capabilities Pro)
• Fixed : Invalid Capabilities – Brief explanatory caption; avoid false positives for post types with map_meta_cap disabled
• Fixed : PHP warning for invalid foreach argument, on sites with no active_plugins option stored
• Fixed : Backup > Restore – Negated capabilities were not displayed correctly in restore preview
• Fixed : Backup > Restore – Clicking label for Initial Backup jumped selection to Last Manual Backup
• Change : Backup > Restore – Preview displays « No changes » below role name where appropriate

1.10.1 – 8 Oct 2020

• Fixed : Type-Specific Capabilities options included some non-public WordPress post types that don’t support capability customization
• Fixed : Review of role backup contents does not show name of current roles which would be removed by restoring backup

1.10 – 1 Oct 2020

• Feature : Improved design and styling for Backup and Restore
• Feature : Backup > Restore – filter to display only modified capabilities
• Compat : Advanced Gutenberg – include AG Profile capabilities in Editing, Deletion, Reading capabilities grid
• Fixed : Media Create / upload_files capability could not be removed from role
• Fixed : Multisite – Incorrect menu display on sites where main site ID is not 1
• Fixed : Language file load failure if plugin directory structure is non-standard

1.9.12 – 16 Jun 2020

• Fixed : Fatal error due to missing vendor library folder

1.9.11 – 16 Jun 2020

• Fixed : Upgrade menu links were not displayed

1.9.10 – 1 Jun 2020

• Fixed : PublishPress Permissions – Type / Taxonomy settings incorrectly synchronized under some conditions

1.9.9 – 13 May 2020

• Compat : PublishPress Permissions – « Type-Specific Capabilities » setting was not properly synchronized with Permissions > Settings > Core > Filtered Post Types

1.9.6 – 23 Apr 2020

• Change : Add New Role retains capitalization as entered for role title (otherwise applies proper case)
• Feature : Rename Role sidebar box on Capabilities screen
• Fixed : Fatal error on plugin load if Administrator role does not exist
• Compat : PublishPress Permissions – Post Type selections for « Type-Specific Capabilities » were not synchronized with PublishPress Permissions under some conditions

1.9.5 – 6 Apr 2020

• Fixed : Fatal error loading Capabilities screen on a small percentage of installations
• Compat : PublishPress Permissions – Post Type selections for « Type-Specific Capabilities » were not synchronized with PublishPress Permissions under some conditions

1.9.4 – 2 Apr 2020

• Fixed : Fatal error loading Capabilities screen on a small percentage of installations
• Fixed : Capabilities menu was displayed to non-Administrators with no items except « Upgrade to Pro »

1.9.3 – 17 Mar 2020

• Fixed : Capabilities screen was not accessible to non-Administrators who have « manage_capabilities » capability
• Fixed : Some functions were not accessible to network Super Administrators without a role on the site
• Change : Clarify some messages for plugin access denial

1.9.2 – 16 Mar 2020

• Feature : Auto-backup role and capabilities on each update (and on update to this version)
• Fixed : First-time installation: Capabilities menu item not displayed until after Plugins or Users menu clicked
• Change : Third Party Plugin Capabilities – always display checkboxes even if capabilities not present in Administrator role
• Fixed : Plugin capability sections – pp_set_notification_channel and pp_manage_roles were included in both PublishPress and PublishPress Permissions sections
• Fixed : Capability Negation (Denial) bulk unselect link was ambiguous due to missing strikethrough

1.9.1 – 16 Jan 2020

• Fixed : Create Role, Copy Role, and Add Capability sidebar functions did not work with ENTER keypress (caused screen reload without applying operation)

1.9 – 9 Jan 2020

• Change : Renamed to PublishPress Capabilities
• Feature : Capabilities link on PublishPress > Roles row opens Role Capabilities screen
• Feature : Role Capabilities screen links to PublishPress > Roles for member management
• Fixed : Browser reload caused Role Capabilities screen to display default role
• Fixed : Add Capability sidebar added custom capability to role immediately, but capability checkbox did not display as checked until reload
• Fixed : Category Assign or Delete capabilities were not effective due to WordPress core forcing default capability requirement
• Fixed : Term Assign or Delete capabilities were not effective due to WordPress core forcing default capability requirement
• Fixed : Multisite – On sub-sites, Role Capabilities screen did not display PublishPress Capabilities section to Super Administrators who don’t have a role on the site
• Fixed : Role name captions on Role Capabilities and Backup Tool screens could not be translated
• Fixed : Checkbox bulk selection on Role Capabilities screen was incorrect under some conditions
• Change : Reinstate WordPress edit_published_posts workaround with correct status filtering behavior
• Change : Apply workaround filters for WordPress edit_published_posts / publish_posts handling only for users who have edit_published_posts capability for current post type

1.8.1 – 25 Oct 2019

• Fixed : Automatic publication of blank auto-drafts, WooCommerce posts save with incorrect post status (since 1.8)

1.8 – 24 Oct 2019

• Feature : WooCommerce, PublishPress, PressPermit capabilities grouped in sections on role editor screen
• Feature : Plugin API – plugins can hook into « cme_plugin_capabilities » filter to register their capabilities
• Feature : Work around WordPress issue preventing users with edit_published_posts (but not publish_posts) capability from updating published posts (https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/47443)
• Feature : Work around WordPress issue allowing users with edit_published_posts (but not publish_posts) to unpublish published posts
• Fixed : If a unique edit/delete capability is already defined, don’t change the definition
• Fixed : Removed add_users from the Core WordPress Capabilities section because it is was replaced by promote_users
• Fixed : PHP Notices on Role Capabilities screen for undefined index, under some configurations
• Fixed : HTML validation errors on Manage Capabilities screen
• Fixed : PHP 5.x : Notice for undefined constant PHP_INT_MIN on wp-admin Posts / Pages listing
• Change : Move Role Capabilities menu item to Permissions menu if PressPermit plugin is active (restoring previous behavior with Press Permit Core)
• Change : Edit Roles link in CME row of Plugins list
• Change : PublishPress icon, footer on Roles and Capabilities screen

1.7.5 – 24 May 2019

• Fixed : Users’ inclusion or non-inclusion in Authors dropdown was not updated based on role edit

1.7.4 – 1 May 2019

• Fixed : On some sites, capabilities added dynamically by other code were forced into stored role definition (and could not be removed).
• Fixed : Negative role capabilities could not be directly unset (had to be checked, saved, then unchecked).

1.7.3 – 9 Apr 2019

• Fixed : Work around WP quirk of completely blocking admin page access for a post type if user lacks create capability for the post type and there are no other accessible items on the menu.
• Fixed : PHP Notices on Roles and Capabilities screen for non-Administrator with WooCommerce active

1.7.2 – 3 Apr 2019

• Compat : WooCommerce integration – Users lacking access to the « Add New Order » submenu could not access Posts, Pages, Products or any other Post Type listing. This occurred if « use create_posts » option enabled and user lacks the create capability for Orders.

1.7.1 – 29 Mar 2019

• Fixed : Press Permit integration – cannot load Permissions > Role Capabilities with Press Permit Core < 2.7

1.7 – 28 Mar 2019

• Feature : New right sidebar setting: « Type-Specific Capabilities » for selected post types (without activating Press Permit Core).
• Feature : New right sidebar setting: « Taxonomy-Specific Capabilities » ensures a distinct manage capability for selected taxonomies
• Feature : New right sidebar setting: « Detailed Taxonomy Capabilities » causes term assign, edit and deletion capabilities to be required and credited separate from management capability
• Feature : WooCommerce – Ensure orders can be edited or added based on edit_shop_orders / create_shop_orders capability
• Change : Lockout safeguard (preventing read capability removal) is bypassed if role has no WP admin / edit capabilities, or if it has « dashboard_lockout_ok » capability
• Compat : Press Permit: new plugin page slugs in Press Permit Core 2.7

1.6.1

• Feature : Prevent read capability from being removed from a standard role
• Feature : If read capability is missing from a standard role, display warning and instant fix link
• Feature : Additional save button at top of Roles and Capabilities screen!
• Change : Reinstate Press Permit description link
• Change : Thickbox popups for related plugins

1.6

• Feature : WooCommerce – If current user has duplicate_products capability, make Woo honor it
• Feature : Link to Backup Tool from sidebar of Roles and Capabilities screen
• Feature : Link to Roles and Capabilities screen from Backup Tool
• Change : Minor code cleanup and refactor
• Change : Copyrights, onscreen link for PublishPress ownership
• Change : Links to Related Permissions Plugins in sidebar on Roles and Capabilities screen

1.5.11

• Feature : Automatically save backup of WP roles on plugin activation or update
• Feature : When roles are manually backed up, also retain initial role backup
• Feature : Backup Tool can also display contents of role backups

1.5.10

• Fixed : Back button caused mismatching role dropdown selection
• Compat : PHP 7.2 – warning for deprecated function if a second copy of CME is activated

1.5.9

• Fixed : Potential vulnerability in wp-admin (but exposure was only to users with role editing capability)

1.5.8

• Fixed : PHP warning for deprecated function WP_Roles::reinit
• Change : Don’t allow non-Administrator to edit Administrators, even if Administrator role level is set to 0

1.5.7

• Change : Revert menu captions to previous behavior (« Permissions > Role Capabilities » if Press Permit Core is active, otherwise « Users > Capabilities »)

1.5.6

• Fixed : Correct some irregularities in CME admin menu item display

1.5.5

• Fixed : User editing was improperly blocked in some cases

1.5.4

• Fixed : Non-administrators’ user editing capabilities were blocked if Press Permit Core was also active
• Fixed : Non-administrators could not edit other users with their role (define constant CME_LEGACY_USER_EDIT_FILTER to retain previous behavior)
• Fixed : Non-administrators could not assign their role to other users (define constant CME_LEGACY_USER_EDIT_FILTER to retain previous behavior)
• Lang : Changed text domain for language pack conformance

1.5.3

• Fixed : On single-site installations, non-Administrators with delete_users capability could give new users an Administrator role (since 1.5.2)
• Fixed : Deletion of a third party plugin role could cause users to be demoted to Subscriber inappropriately
• Compat : Press Permit Core – Permission Group refresh was not triggered if Press Permit Core is inactive when CME deletes a role definition
• Compat : Support third party display of available capabilities via capsman_get_capabilities or members_get_capabilities filter
• Change : If user_level of Administrator role was cleared, non-Administrators with user editing capabilities could create/edit/delete Administrators. Administrator role is now implicitly treated as level 10.
• Fixed : CSS caused formatting issues around wp-admin Update button on some installations
• Perf : Don’t output wp-admin CSS on non-CME screens
• Lang : Fixed erroneous text_domain argument for numerous strings
• Lang : Updated .pot and .po files

1.5.2

• Fixed : Network Super Administrators without an Administrator role on a particular site could not assign an Administrator role to other users of that site

1.5.1

• Fixed : Non-administrators with user editing capabilities could give new users a role with a higher level than their own (including Administrator)

1.5

• Feature : Support negative capabilities (storage to wp_roles array with false value)
• Feature : Multisite – Copy a role definition to all current sites on a network
• Feature : Multisite – Copy a role definition to new (future) sites on a network
• Feature : Backup / Restore tool requires « restore_roles » capability or super admin status
• Fixed : Role reset to WP defaults did not work, caused a PHP error / white screen
• Change : Clarified English captions on Backup Tool screen
• Fixed : Term deletion capability was not included in taxonomies grid even if defined
• Fixed : jQuery notices for deprecated methods on Edit Role screen
• Compat : Press Permit – if a role is marked as hidden, also default it for use by PP Pro as a Pattern Role (when PP Collaborative Editing is activated and Advanced Settings enabled)
• Change : Press Permit promotional message includes link to display further info

1.4.10

• Perf : Eliminated unused framework code (reduced typical wp-admin memory usage by 0.6 MB)
• Fixed : Failure to save capability changes, on some versions of PHP
• Compat : Press Permit – PHP Warning on role save
• Compat : Press Permit – PHP Warning on « Force Type-Specific Capabilities » settings update
• Compat : Press Permit – « supplemental only » option stored redundant entries
• Compat : Press Permit – green background around capabilities which
• Compat : Press Permit – PHP Warning on « Force Type-Specific Capabilities » settings update
• Maint : Stop using $GLOBALS superglobal
• Change : Reduced download size by moving screenshots to assets folder of project folder

1.4.9

• Fixed : Role capabilities were not updated / refreshed properly on multisite installations
• Feature : If create_posts capabilities are defined, organize checkboxes into a column alongside edit_posts
• Feature : « Use create_posts capability » checkbox in sidebar auto-defines create_posts capabilities (requires Press Permit)
• Compat : bbPress + Press Permit – Modified bbPress role capabilities were not redisplayed following save, required reload
• Compat : bbPress + Press Permit – Adding a capability via the « Add Cap » textbox caused the checkbox to be available but not selected
• Compat : Press Permit – « supplemental only » option was always enabled for newly created and copied roles, regardless of checkbox setting near Create/Copy button

1.4.8

• Compat : bbPress + Press Permit – « Add Capability » form failed when used on a bbPress role, caused creation of an invalid role

1.4.7

• Compat : Press Permit – flagging of roles as « supplemental assignment only » was not saved

1.4.6

• Compat : bbPress 2.2 (supports customization of dynamic forum role capabilities)
• Compat : Press Permit + bbPress – customized role capabilities were not properly maintained on bbPress activation / deactivation, in some scenarios
• Fixed : Role update and copy failed if currently stored capability array is corrupted

1.4.5

• Fixed : Capabilities were needlessly re-saved on role load
• Fixed : Capability labels in « Other WordPress » section did not toggle checkbox selection
• Press Permit integration: If capability is granted by the role’s Permit Group, highlight it as green with a descriptive caption title, but leave checkbox enabled for display/editing of role defintion setting (previous behavior caused capability to be stripped out of WP role definition under some PP configurations)

1.4.4

• Fixed : On translated sites, roles could not be edited
• Fixed : Menu item change to « Role Capabilities » broke existing translations

1.4.3

• Fixed : Separate checkbox was displayed for cap->edit_published_posts even if it was defined to the be same as cap->edit_posts
• Press Permit integration: automatically store a backup copy of each role’s last saved capability set so they can be reinstated if necessary (currently for bbPress)

1.4.2

• Language: updated .pot file
• Press Permit integration: roles can be marked for supplemental assignment only (and suppressed from WP role assignment dropdown, requires PP 1.0-beta1.4)

1.4.1

• https compatibility: use content_url(), plugins_url()
• Press Permit integration: if role definitions are reset to WP defaults, also repopulate PP capabilities (pp_manage_settings, etc.)

1.4

• Organized capabilities UI by post type and operation
• Editing UI separates WP core capabilities and 3rd party capabilities
• Clarified sidebar captions
• Don’t allow a non-Administrator to add or remove a capability they don’t have
• Fixed : PHP Warnings for unchecked capabilities
• Press Permit integration: externally (dis)enable Post Types, Taxonomies for PP filtering (which forces type-specific capability definitions)
• Show capabilities which Press Permit adds to the role by supplemental type-specific role assignment
• Reduce memory usage by loading framework and plugin code only when needed

1.3.2

• Added Swedish translation.

1.3.1

• Fixed a bug where administrators could not create or manage other administrators.

1.3

• Cannot edit users with more capabilities than current user.
• Cannot assign to users a role with more capabilities than current user.
• Solved an incompatibility with Chameleon theme.
• Migrated to the new Alkivia Framework.
• Changed license to GPL version 2.

1.2.5

• Tested up to WP 2.9.1.

1.2.4

• Added Italian translation.

1.2.3

• Added German and Belorussian translations.

1.2.2

• Added Russian translation.

1.2.1

• Coding Standards.
• Corrected internal links.
• Updated Framework.

1.2

• Added backup/restore tool.

1.1

• Role deletion added.

1.0.1

• Some code improvements.
• Updated Alkivia Framework.

1.0

• First public version.