Ticket #16714: 16714.3.diff

wp-includes/post.php

@@ -1296 +1296 @@
                 'edit_others_posts'  => 'edit_others_'  . $plural_base,
                 'publish_posts'      => 'publish_'      . $plural_base,
                 'read_private_posts' => 'read_private_' . $plural_base,
+                // Post creation capability simply maps to edit_posts by default:
+                'create_posts'       => 'edit_'         . $plural_base,
         );
 
         // Primitive capabilities used within map_meta_cap():

wp-includes/capabilities.php

@@ -1046 +1046 @@
                                 $caps[] = $post_type->cap->delete_private_posts;
                 }
                 break;
+        // current_user_can( 'create_posts', $post_type )
+        case 'create_post':
+        case 'create_posts':
+                $post_type = isset( $args[0] ) ? $args[0] : 'post';
+                $post_type_object = get_post_type_object( $post_type );
+
+                if ( isset( $post_type_object->cap->create_posts ) )
+                        $caps[] = $post_type_object->cap->create_posts;
+                else
+                        $caps[] = $post_type_object->cap->edit_posts;
+
+                break;
                 // edit_post breaks down to edit_posts, edit_published_posts, or
                 // edit_others_posts
         case 'edit_post':