Ticket #16714: 16714.4.diff

wp-admin/menu.php

@@ -49 +49 @@
 $menu[5] = array( __('Posts'), 'edit_posts', 'edit.php', '', 'open-if-no-js menu-top menu-icon-post', 'menu-posts', 'none' );
         $submenu['edit.php'][5]  = array( __('All Posts'), 'edit_posts', 'edit.php' );
         /* translators: add new post */
-        $submenu['edit.php'][10]  = array( _x('Add New', 'post'), 'edit_posts', 'post-new.php' );
+        $submenu['edit.php'][10]  = array( _x('Add New', 'post'), 'create_posts', 'post-new.php' );
 
         $i = 15;
         foreach ( get_taxonomies( array(), 'objects' ) as $tax ) {

wp-includes/capabilities.php

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

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():