id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc focuses 38958 REST API: Capability check for creating terms differs from wp-admin johnbillion rachelbaker "The capability check used in `WP_REST_Terms_Controller` when attempting to create a new term is `manage_terms`, but it should be `edit_terms`. Refs: * https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?rev=39308&marks=74#L70 * https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?rev=39308&marks=322#L320 In #33975 we'll hopefully change this to `create_terms`." defect (bug) closed normal 4.7 Taxonomy 4.7 normal fixed has-patch commit dev-reviewed rest-api