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Advanced yet accessible content permissions. Give users or groups type-specific roles. Enable or block access for specific posts or terms.

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1.1.2
  • Updated: Composer dependencies updated and code cleanup for better performance and compatibility. [4.3.2] - 11 June, 2025
  • Fixed: Some Permissions list filters (Group Type, etc.) were not correct #1713
  • Fixed: Permissions screen listed Permissions for deactivated statuses #1733
  • Fixed: Screen Options for hidden columns on WordPress Users screen did not save #1719
  • Fixed: Resolved a fatal error (E_ERROR) when managing user permissions in the WordPress admin area #1732
  • Compat: ACF - Specific Permissions to block viewing of Field Groups were not applied #1728
  • Updated: Hide Specific Permissions column by default on WordPress Users screen #1720
  • Updated: Remove filter links from custom columns on WordPress Users screen #1721
  • Updated: Larger default sort icons for Permissions columns #1715 [4.3.1] - 3 June, 2025
  • Updated: Adjust icon size for proper UI [4.3.0] - 3 June, 2025
  • Added: Tables in the Edit Permissions screen are now sortable for improved usability. #1580
  • Added: New "Users" tab in the Permissions screen for filtering and managing user-based permissions. #1367
  • Added: "Back to Normal View" button on Permissions screen to ease return from filtered views. #1640
  • Added: With Edit Permissions screen, show a corresponding Permissions submenu. #1634
  • Updated: Improved UI feedback by animating the "Save" button on Permissions save. #1563
  • Updated: Removed redundant "New Group created" message. #1579
  • Updated: Reorder columns in Permissions table, showing "Permissions" before "Roles". #1561
  • Updated: Renamed "Sync Posts" to "User Pages" for clarity. #1507
  • Updated: Changed page title and tab captions in Permissions screen for clarity. #1562
  • Updated: Replaced "Read" with "View" in various labels for consistency. #1491
  • Updated: Supplemental Roles are now labeled as "Extra Roles." #1637
  • Updated: Layout and text improvements across the Edit Permissions interface for clarity and accessibility.
  • Updated: Composer dependencies updated and code cleanup for better performance and compatibility.
  • Updated: Language `.pot` file updated with latest translation strings.
  • Fixed: Menu color now adapts better to WordPress admin themes. #1638
  • Fixed: Tooltips are more clear and informative across various screens.
  • Fixed: PHP warning when updating a post under certain conditions. #1628
  • Fixed: Uncompleted regex when editing Permissions. #1635
  • Compat: BasePress - Specific permissions now correctly propagate to sub-categories in BasePress. #1655
  • Compat: The Events Calendar - Event category creation now works correctly. #1653
  • Compat: PublishPress Capabilities - Use new `cme_capability_descriptions` filter for a more informative plugin capabilities tab. #1639
  • Improved: Dashicons in Add Permissions screen have improved spacing. #1643
  • Improved: Captions in Permissions > Settings now more clearly describe advanced links and capabilities.
  • Improved: On initial Permissions plugin installation, create `pp_group_members` table with primary key for cleaner group-member relationships. #1646 [4.2.3]
  • Change: New installations include primary key in pp_group_members table
  • Change: Make custom roles eligible for type-specific Extra Role assignment if their post capabilities for reading, editing or deletion differ from other pattern roles
  • Compat: Page Builder by SiteOrigin - Teaser was not applied to Page Builder content
  • Compat: BasePress Knowledge Base - Section Permissions were not propagated to Sub-Sections
  • Fixed: Teaser Redirect was applied to archive screen if the category has no posts [4.2.2] - 6 May, 2025
  • Fixed: Restored the "Select Other" option for authors in the Classic Editor. #1540
  • Fixed: Ensured proper HTML escaping when adding new user groups. #1567
  • Fixed: Recaption "Add Permissions > Post Type > All Statuses" to "All Post Types" #1559
  • Fixed: The "All Statuses" label is now correctly translated. #1609
  • Fixed: Reduce white space for Group Members selection #1616
  • Fixed: Membership module\'s Current Selections list is too narrow #1621
  • Fixed: Circles module generated PHP warning if Post is null #1617
  • Updated: Added missing Brazilian Portuguese translation. #1608 [4.2.1] - 2 May, 2025
  • Fixed: Group Permissions on the Edit User screen now display with the correct formatting. #1601
  • Fixed: Resolved an uncaught error that occurred on the Edit Group screen under certain conditions. #1598 [4.2.0] - 1 May, 2025
  • Improved: Edit Permissions screen reorganized for easier access. #1319
  • Improved: Stored Permissions interface redesigned for a more intuitive and flexible editing experience. #1573
  • Fixed: "Select Other" option in Author metabox works properly again. #1540
  • Fixed: Renamed sidebar menu label to "Permissions" for better clarity. #754
  • Fixed: Sidebar Permissions menu item stays highlighted on the Edit Permissions screen, improving navigation clarity. #1510
  • Fixed: Permissions Settings - If hints are enabled, they are displayed without requiring user interaction. #1530
  • Fixed: Tooltip links are now easier to read with larger font size. #1526
  • Compat: PublishPress Checklists - Icon in Select2 search box is now visible and aligned correctly. #1542
  • Fixed: Dropdown menu using Select2 no longer covers the entire screen. #1519
  • Updated: Group membership selection is now done by Select2 for improved usability. #1511
  • Fixed: Permission Groups bulk actions now displayed when listing custom roles. #1548
  • Fixed: Group names now display correctly when no name was set. #1568
  • Fixed: Groups defined by PublishPress Revisions are now excluded from group count if the Revisions plugin is not active. #1500
  • Fixed: Duplicate role-based user groups are no longer created during setup. #1545, #1539
  • Updated: Permissions metaboxes now show both User display name and user_login for easier identification. #1529
  • Fixed: Permissions metabox for Parent selection is now hidden on Term Edit screen for non-hierarchical taxonomies. #1509
  • Fixed: Permissions metaboxes on Term Edit screen no longer disappear when using Yoast SEO. #1554
  • Updated: Term Edit - When editing as a universal tag, some captions are adjusted to say "for All Post Types". #1508
  • Lang: Refined translation files for improved accuracy. #1532
  • Lang: Language translations updated for Spanish, French, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese. #1532, #1528
  • Updated: Composer dependencies refreshed for better compatibility and stability. #1574 [4.1.4] - 1 April, 2025
  • Feature: File Access - Option to apply extra redirect for successful file url filtering on servers that discard login cookie on file requests #1523
  • Fixed: File Access - File uploads not displayed in wp-admin if attached post is not published #1522
  • Perf: File Access - Performance improvements
  • Fixed: File Access - Specific Permissions were not applied to unattached files #1524
  • Updated: Menu link renamed to "Permissions" for better clarity. #754
  • Updated: Moved the "Tags" option to the Advanced tab. #1250
  • Updated: Moved explanatory text into a tooltip for cleaner UI. #1217
  • Updated: Display a message when no Groups or Users are available in Select2 fields. #1500
  • Updated: Integrated Select2 for Group and User selection for improved usability. #1196
  • Removed: Unnecessary message on Tags screen. #1327
  • Fixed: Double "Update" button issue. #1496
  • Fixed: Notes item was incorrectly shown in the Core tab. #1251
  • Fixed: Incomplete string escaping in CSA. #1494
  • Lang: Updated translations for 4.1.3 release. #1493 [4.1.3] - 6 March, 2025
  • Added: Media tab to permissions settings. #1328
  • Added: Classified `pp_assign_bulk_roles` capability on the Capabilities tab and documented it in Permissions > Settings. #1450
  • Fixed: Pagination issue in specific areas. #1351
  • Fixed: Database error caused by duplicate key. #1455
  • Fixed: Tooltip position issue. #1468
  • Fixed: Tooltip display issue in media settings. #1332
  • Removed: Header elements on the Permissions screen. #1355
  • Fixed: Removed media option for users who are not logged in. #1331
  • Fixed: "Show all available constants" checkbox in Advanced Settings was not working. #1454
  • Fixed: PHP Warning on the Edit Term screen. #1453
  • Fixed: Posts query error on Multisite setups with abnormal site switching. #1451
  • Updated: Logged-in user description updated for better clarity. #1330
  • Removed: Messages on the category screen. #1326
  • Updated: Improved "None" text for better clarity. #1349
  • Feature: Category archive restriction now also applies to custom taxonomy archives. #1452
  • Fixed: On Post update, numerically named category was created incorrectly. #1448
  • Fixed: ACF Taxonomy Field did not include subcategories. #1395
  • Fixed: Fatal error with some third party plugins. #1486
  • Updated: Moved "Set Permissions" tab to be the first tab. #1354
  • Updated: Moved "View All" tab for better accessibility. #1350
  • Updated: Permissions text for better readability in groups. #1352
  • Updated: Promo banner content. #1470
  • Updated: Edit Permissions - Design fixes in Specific Permissions area #1353
  • Lang: Translations for Spanish, French, and Italian. #1446
  • Updated: Composer dependencies. [4.1.2] - 10 February, 2025
  • Fixed: Teaser was not appied to post excerpt on Posts listing or Archive / Category listing
  • Fixed: Teaser - HTML tags in excerpt replacement / append text were stripped out
  • Fixed: Teaser Feed Replacement text content was improperly encoded
  • Added: Template function for the Teaser module (Pro). #1423
  • Fixed: "Limit to" permissions for Revision Submission were blocking draft post editing. #1407
  • Feature: Option to apply Category restrictions to archive page (Settings > Advanced > Front End) #1425
  • Fixed: User Profile issue preventing removal of a user from all groups. #1403
  • Fixed: If a role has a Specific Permissions assigned as "Limit to > (none)", the default post editor metabox selection for new posts was "Unblocked" #1401
  • Fixed: Invalid classname in User/Groups selection. #1421
  • Fixed: Role Usage could not update role\'s setting. #1420
  • Fixed: PHP Warning for undefined variable `$item_status`. #1419
  • Fixed: Parentheses removed from editor metaboxes for cleaner display. #1387
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions - Avoid conflict with implementation of list_others_revisions, preview_others_revisions capabilities (with Revisions 3.6.1)
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions - "Limit to" permissions for Revision Submission also blocked the editing of regular draft posts
  • Updated: Settings > Advanced to clarify the effect of "Display all advanced options". #1435, #1437
  • Updated: Access Circles: Allow Administrators to be added to a group. #1399
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions - Support reduced filtering for certain use cases. #1407
  • Lang: .pot and .mo, including FR translations. #1392
  • Updated: Composer dependencies. [4.1.1] - 30 January, 2025
  • Enhancement: Sync Posts UI fits 1080px screens
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions - Option for Access Circle restrictions to apply to Revisions
  • Updated: Cleaner, better organized plugin settings tabs
  • Updated: Sync Posts UI fits 1080px screens
  • Updated: Sizing of Settings tabs for smaller screns
  • Updated: Sizing, positioning for Settings screen right sidebar
  • Fixed: Fatal error if other code filters pre_tax_input incorrectly. #1348
  • Fixed: PHP Notice when deleting a group. #1338
  • Fixed: PHP error under certain configurations. #1318
  • Fixed: PHP warning for undefined array index in Permissions settings under some conditions. #1340
  • Fixed: Media items were selectable even when media permissions were not enabled. #1323
  • Updated: Renamed "Collaborative Editing" to align with updated terminology. #1307
  • Updated: Moved "Statuses" to the Advanced area for better organization. #1255
  • Removed: Purple color from the menu for a cleaner design. #1306
  • Removed: "Import" option from the interface. #1295
  • Lang: Translations for Spanish, French, and Italian text strings. #1316
  • Updated: Project dependencies for improved compatibility and security. [4.1.0] - 19 Dec, 2024
  • Compat: Statuses Pro - Support for Revision Statuses in the Permissions assignment UI.
  • Added: Filter added for statuses table: presspermit_status_class_caption.
  • Removed: "Review your account information" notice. #1256
  • Removed: PublishPress Statuses install prompt. #1254
  • Fixed: Redundant output of custom statuses column.
  • Fixed: Fatal error for external calls to private methods under certain configurations.
  • Fixed: Term auto-assignment disable not applied for ACF Taxonomies. #1267
  • Fixed: Upcoming integration for Revision Statuses in Statuses Pro. #1286
  • Fixed: Improved design for editing groups. #1257
  • Fixed: White space removed from group list screen. #1245
  • Fixed: Updated text for the "Clone" button. #1258
  • Fixed: Permissions options moved to the "Advanced" settings area. #1247
  • Fixed: Tab "Modules" moved to the end and renamed to "Features." #1246
  • Fixed: Hide the "ID" column by default. #1244
  • Fixed: Poor query performance on highly populated sites using PublishPress Authors. #1269
  • Fixed: Posts query errors on multisite installs with abnormal site switching/caching. #1271
  • Fixed: PHP warning in the post editor under specific site configurations. #1265
  • Fixed: Fatal error with miniOrange SSO during new post creation. #1263
  • Fixed: Fatal error under some conditions when post types are abnormally registered. #1242
  • Fixed: Spam warning message removed. #1201
  • Fixed: Non-Administrators cannot add new post on some sites #1303
  • Fixed: Multisite - Database error in posts query on installations with abnormal site switching / caching
  • Fixed: Multisite + PHP 8.2 - Fatal error on sub-sites created prior to Permissions install
  • Compat: miniOrange SSO - Fatal error when adding a new post
  • Compat: PublishPress Authors - poor front end query performance on highly populated sites
  • Updated: Edit Permissions - Styling of Specific Permission selections. #1218
  • Updated: Edit Permissions - Styling of Supplemental Role selections. #1257
  • Improved: Removed redundant text from the plugin screen. #1214
1.1.0
  • Updated: Status Control text changed from "Workflow" to "Main Workflow".
  • Improved: Normalized whitespace for cleaner codebase.
  • Lang: Updated and refined translations. #1239, #1246
  • Lang: .pot and .mo files with new and improved translations.
  • Lang: Translations for all updated text strings. #1240 [4.0.3,5]
  • Fixed: Fatal error under some conditions if a post type is registered abnormally
  • Fixed: PHP Warning in post editor under some site configurations
  • Fixed: Multisite - Database error in posts query under some site configurations
  • Fixed: Multisite + PHP 8.2 - Fatal error on sub-sites created prior to Permissions install
  • Compat: ACF - Term auto-assignment disable was not applied for ACF Taxonomies
  • Compat: miniOrange SSO - Fatal error when adding a new post
  • Compat: PublishPress Authors - poor front end query performance on highly populated sites [4.0.34] - 14 Nov, 2024
  • Fixed: Changes to Permissions metaboxes in Post editor were not saved [4.0.33] - 13 Nov, 2024
  • Fixed: Warning for early execution of load_plugin_textdomain() in WP 6.7 #1227
  • Fixed: WP 6.6 - Updating a page caused propagated permissions to be cleared under some configurations
  • Fixed: Specific Permissions for page editing caused incorrect page permalink to be output on Posts / Pages screen, under some configurations
  • Fixed: Updating a page could clear propagated permissions in specific configurations #1223
  • Updated: Captions for "Add Group" button #1195
  • Removed: Outdated message about Status Control module #1200
  • Updated: Changed wording of "Add New" button to "Add New Group" #1194
  • Removed: Social links in footer #1193
  • Removed: Penguin logo in headers #1191
  • Compat: Custom Post Type UI - Experimental fix for editing permissions #1221
  • Updated: Compatibility with WordPress 6.7 #527
  • Updated: Improve translation handling by removing translation functions on variables where unnecessary.
  • Updated: Code formatting and normalized whitespace.
  • Lang: Updated reference language strings #1195
  • Lang: Added Portuguese language hints #1202
  • Lang: Added missing translation strings in permissions (free version) #1202
  • Lang: Translation files #1190 [4.0.32] - SKIPP [4.0.31] - 8 Oct, 2024
  • Compat: Teaser + Elementor - Fatal error "Cannot access offset of type string on string" under some configurations
  • Compat: ACF - Apply term auto-assignment to ACF taxonomy fields
  • Compat: Events Manager - Error on event category creation if no other event categories exist
  • Fixed: PHP Notice "Attempt to read property object_type on bool" under some configurations [4.0.30] - 25 Sep, 2024
  • Compat: PublishPress Authors - Default author was inappropriately applied for Contributors / Authors under some configurations
  • Change: Permissions metaboxes - include user_email as a User search field
  • Compat: WP Bakery Page Builder - Contributors could not edit drafts in front end editor
  • Change: Media cannot be edited or deleted if attached to an uneditable post (unless "Users can always edit their own attachments" setting is enabled)
  • Change: Settings > Advanced > Constants - Setting checkbox to enable listing of all available constants (previously required constant definition)
  • Change: Settings > Advanced > Constants - Improved formatting
  • Fixed: Settings > Advanced > Constants - Add missing constant definitions, remove obsolete, list module-specific constants only if applicable
5.5
7.2.5
  • Fixed: Update vendor libraries for better compatibility with PHP 8 and third party plugins [3.8.7] - 30 Mar, 2023
  • Change: Media Library - new setting to disable "Prevent editing uploads if attached to a non-editable post", available if Settings > Core > Filtered Post Types > "Enforce distinct capabilities for Media" is enabled
  • Compat: WPML - Logged in users saw 404 error on Home Page viewing request if post type is not enabled for Permissions filtering
  • Fixed: Error on post creation / update by Editor, under some configurations
  • Fixed: PHP 8.1 - Notice in wp-admin
7.2.5
  • [3.8.6] - 23 Mar, 2023
  • Compat: Elementor - Error, memory exhaustion when users try to edit their own draft in Elementor
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions - When revision submission is enabled for unpublished posts, Revision Creation exceptions also allowed publication of main post
  • Fixed: Fatal Error for some get_pages() queries
  • Fixed: File Access - Query string parameters were stripped from redirected file.
  • Fixed: Teaser - Fatal error logged when Relevanssi is also active
  • API: New filters for File Access [3.8.5] - 9 Feb, 2023
  • Fixed: Teaser - Redirect to login failed on some installations
  • Fixed: Teaser - PHP Warning: Undefined variable $queried_object
  • Fixed: Nav Menu management by limited user based on Permissions for a specific menu - On menu update, all uneditable items were removed
  • Fixed: Network-wide option storage did not work as expected on installations where main site ID is not 1
  • Fixed: Permission Group description was cleared when a new Permission is saved
  • Fixed: If Permissions were set to limit Page Parent selection to a single page and its descendants, when that page itself was edited, all pages were displayed in Page Parent selector (though they could not be saved)
  • Fixed: PHP Warning in login popup after current login times out
  • Fixed: If constant PP_RESTRICTION_PRIORITY is set, "Limit to" Category permissions (the unblocked list) were still overriding "Exclude" Category permissions
  • Compat: The Events Calendar - Fatal error when Teaser module is enabled
  • Compat: The Events Calendar - Teaser did not correctly hide unreadable event content; disable Events Teaser for now
  • Compat: The Events Calendar Pro - Events Manager screen had Edit and Trash links hidden from non-Administrators
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions - Permissions limiting revision creation to only specific posts also blocked reading access to other posts
  • Compat: bbPress - PHP Warning in wp-admin for undefined index post_type [3.8.4] - 15 Dec, 2022
  • Fixed: Nav Menu Manager role had no label on Edit Permissions screen after storage
  • Fixed: Nav Menu Manager role did not allow menu creation
  • Fixed: get_pages() call with large include or exclude array caused excessively large query
  • Fixed: Fatal error when a network group is deleted
  • Fixed: Classic Editor - limited authors may be locked out of editing new page if access depends on inheriting specific permissions from a required parent page
  • Fixed: Edit Category / Tag - Extra update button, not needed for non-Administrators who don\'t have multiple Specific Permission metaboxes
  • Compat: Nested Pages - support constants to disable context menu items for non-Administrators
  • Compat: Elementor - Templates > Add New in wp-admin failed with fatal error
  • Compat: WPML - Tags, Menus cannot be edited under some configurations [3.8.3] - 18 Nov, 2022
  • Fixed: Fatal error on plugin activation if no other PublishPress Pro plugins are active [3.8.2] - 17 Nov, 2022
  • Fixed: Post preview did not display unsaved changes
  • Fixed: WP 6.0 - Advanced option to "Delete settings on plugin deletion" prevented successful plugin deletion
  • Fixed: Intermittent fatal errors loading plugin updater
  • Lang: Pro language strings were not applied
  • Lang: Spanish, Italian, French translations
  • Compat: Nested Pages - Subpages not listed if Permissions configured to make root level page uneditable
  • Compat: Elementor - Work around Elementor requiring edit_posts capability no matter what type of post is being edited
  • Compat: bbPress - Search filtering caused excessively large queries on some sites
  • Compat: bbPress - Specific Permissions could not be selected on Edit Permissions screen with bbPress active
  • Compat: bbPress - Forum Permissions could not be mirrored for a related operation (Read / Create Topics / Submit Replies / Moderate) [3.8.1] - 27 Oct, 2022
  • Fixed: File Access + Nginx: Errors in generated rewrite rules
  • Fixed: PHP error "undefined function PublishPress\\Permissions\\ppc_delete_agent_permissions()" at user deletion on some installations
  • Fixed: Network-wide groups permissions were not applied on some installations
  • Fixed: Teaser + File Access: login redirect did not return to originally requested file url [3.8.0] 18 Oct, 2022
  • Change: Improved Teaser Configuration Screen
  • Fixed: Teaser redirect settings were not applied to direct image / file access requests
  • Fixed: File Access - incorrect .htaccess rules for some files
  • Fixed: Statuses + Classic Editor: Visibility change cleared Status / Visibility caption
  • Fixed: Statuses + Classic Editor: Subpage Visibility settings were not saved
  • Fixed: Category / Term Management restrictions did not exclude unmanagable terms from list
  • Fixed: Clearance of category_children field caused issues for some third party plugins
  • Fixed: Query Loop block - Sticky Posts displayed redundantly
  • Fixed: Multisite - Invalid UI on some plugin screens for network installations
  • Feature: Option to delete all plugin data and settings on plugin deletion
  • Feature: New setting "List other user\'s uneditable posts", default disable on new installations
  • Change: Enable Teaser module by default, defaulting to No Teaser for all post types
  • Change: Statuses - Move Visibility Statuses to separate menu item, default disable on new installations
  • Change: Settings screen caption, styling improvements
  • Change: Move License Key to separate tab at end of tab row
  • Change: Use instance protection library to deal with duplicate / obsolete plugin activations
  • API: New filter "presspermit_is_authenticated_user" [3.7.12] - 30 Aug, 2022
  • Fixed: Sticky Posts were displayed redundantly in Query Loop block
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions - Category permissions for revision creation or submission failed if term_id differed from term_taxonomy_id
  • Teaser: All published posts blocked on some installations if teaser is enabled [3.7.11] - 16 Aug, 2022
  • Fixed: PHP 8 - If a non-Administrator updated a top-level page, any Specific Permissions propagated to its subpages were cleared
  • Fixed: Category / Term restrictions set for Everyone / Logged In were applied to Administrators
  • Fixed: Teaser - Conflict, filtering failure with some manual post queries
  • Fixed: Fatal error on activation of certain other plugins
  • Fixed: Fatal error if option "presspermit_deactivated_modules" has invalid value stored
  • Workaround: Support PRESSPERMIT_AUTOSET_AUTHOR constant to set Author to current user if autoset_post_author / autoset_page_author capability is assigned
  • API: New filter presspermit_limit_editor_post_statuses for classic editor [3.7.10] - 7 Jul, 2022
  • Fixed: Filter \'use_block_editor_for_post\' was not recognized in detecting block editor disable
  • Fixed: Display Branding option could not be disabled with plugin activated on an individual network site
  • Fixed: Status Control - Classic Editor publish metabox was missing Preview button for Pages
  • Fixed: Status Control + WP 6.0 - Update button stuck in "busy" styling in some situations
  • Fixed: Teaser - Fatal error / 500 server response due to database query syntax error under some conditions
  • Fixed: Category Permissions - Assign Category restrictions did not prevent checkbox display in Gutenberg post editor [3.7.9] - 8 Jun, 2022
  • Fixed: Teaser - Public posts had teaser applied on some sites
  • Compat: Teaser - Redirect Page setting appends original url as redirect_to argument if constant PRESSPERMIT_TEASER_REDIRECT_ARG defined
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions + Status Control - Revisors could not edit revisions if custom capabilities are enabled for Pending status
  • Fixed: REST post creation - category Assign restrictions were not applied unless accompanied with Edit restrictions; caused new category to be created
  • Fixed: Permission Groups screen - Roles column displays unrendered html tags under some configurations [3.7.8] - 2 Jun, 2022
  • Fixed: Access failures under some configurations [3.7.7] - 2 Jun, 2022
  • Fixed: Authors could not create new posts; possibility of other access failures [3.7.6] - 1 Jun, 2022
  • Fixed: WP 6.0 - Fatal error loading Customizer with PublishPress Revisions active, possibly in other areas
  • Fixed: WP 6.0 - Teaser causes all posts to be unreadable by non-Administrators
  • Fixed: WP 6.0 - Edit User / Profile screen did not display group assignments
  • Fixed: Implicit assignment of read capability forced all roles to have dashboard access
  • Fixed: Edit Category screen did not have metabox for Assign Category permissions assignment
  • Fixed: Category / Term assignment restrictions were not applied in Gutenberg editor
  • Fixed: Category / Term permissions - exclusions were not applied to terms list for post template display
  • Fixed: Status Control - javascript error in Gutenberg editor on new post creation under some conditions
  • Fixed: Status Control - javascript error when a workflow status is selected in Gutenberg editor
  • Fixed: Status Control - Custom Status and Privacy dropdowns were not displayed on some sites
  • Fixed: Status Control - Could not change from a custom privacy status to Public / Private in Gutenberg editor
  • Compat: The Events Calendar - post queries filtered incorrectly if event venue is involved [3.7.5] - 2 May, 2022
  • Fixed: Category Permissions set for "(all)" post types were not stored properly
  • Fixed: Category / Term restrictions were not applied to post creation / edit by REST API
  • Fixed: On new page creation, author could be locked out of editing if restrictive editing permissions are assigned and autosave occurs before manual save
  • Fixed: Non-administrators can access Appearance menu, theme settings in WordPress 5.9
  • Compat: Groovy Menu plugin [3.7.4] - 20 Apr, 2022
  • Lang: Spanish translation
  • Lang: French translation
  • Lang: Italian translation
  • Fixed: Category Permissions were not applied under some configurations
  • Fixed: PHP Warning on post update by non-Administrator
  • Fixed: Role Usage screen failed to load on some installations
  • Compat: WP All Export plugin
  • Compat: WPML - Language counts were not displayed on Posts / Pages screen [3.7.3] - 3 Mar, 2022
  • Compat: PublishPress - Non-Administators could not see unpublished posts on calendar
  • Fixed: Editing capabilities for posts with custom statuses were not enforced
  • Fixed: Edit Group / User Permissions - roles could not be removed
  • Fixed: Non-administrators could not edit Menus on some installations
  • Fixed: PHP Warnings on admin dashboard [3.7.2] - 2-22,-2022
  • Fixed: Compatibility module + WMPL - Fatal error editing posts if WPML plugin is active
  • Fixed: Key Activation failed for single-plugin license keys
  • Fixed: Specific Permissions could not be added using editor metaboxes until after post is saved
  • Fixed: Teaser + Kadence theme - Site logo (per theme setting) was hidden if Teaser enabled for post type [3.7.1] - 18 Feb, 2022
  • Fixed: Category / Term blockages were not applied
  • Fixed: Error saving posts with private status
  • Fixed: Error redirecting following post save if the save operation sets a status which blocks the user from further editing
  • Fixed: Status Control - status-specific supplemental roles could not be selected on Edit User / Group Permissions screen
  • Fixed: PublishPress integration - Fatal error on PublishPress > Settings > Statuses screen
  • Fixed: PHP 8 - Warning on Edit Permission Group screen [3.7.0] 17 Feb, 2022
  • Fixed: Files attached to a page using File block were not indicated as attached in Media Library
  • Fixed: Numerous instances of missing / non-standard output variable escaping
  • Fixed: Numerous instances of missing / non-standard database query sanitization
  • Compat: Relevanssi - Teaser excerpt was not displayed in search results [3.6.9] - 26 Jan, 2022
  • Compat: WordPress 5.9 - fatal error adding / editing posts (work around WP hooking late-defined function _disable_block_editor_for_navigation_post_type)
  • Fixed: Specific Permissions could not be added using editor metaboxes until after post is saved
  • Fixed: Status Control - Pre-publish button is recaptioned from "Schedule..." to "Workflow..." under some role configurations
  • Fixed: File Access on Multisite with plugin activated network-wide - Key regeneration URL did not regenerate file keys on all sites
  • Compat: Relevanssi + Teaser: Search results that should be readable always have teaser applied, since Relevanssi 4.10.2 [3.6.8] - 20 Jan, 2022
  • Fixed: Specific Permissions could not be added or removed using metaboxes in the post editor [3.6.7] - 5 Jan, 2022
  • Fixed: Fatal error on sites not running PublishPress Revisions [3.6.6] - 5 Jan, 2022
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions - Contributors couldn\'t edit own draft posts if "Prevent Revisors from editing other user\'s drafts" setting enabled
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions - "Revise" permissions assigned under previous Revisions versions did not enable revision creation
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions - Restrictive permissions for revision creation were not applied
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions - limited revisors could not edit newly created revision under some Permissions configurations
  • Fixed: Status Control - Publish / Update button caption cleared under some conditions
  • Fixed: Status Control - Safari browser - Non-Editors had duplicate Pending option in Post Status dropdown
  • Fixed: Status Control - Post status dropdown appeared "squashed"
  • Fixed: Access Circles + PublishPress Revisions - Circle Activation prevented preview of unsubmitted revisions
  • Fixed: Access Circles - Circle Activation layout was broken (Visibility, Editorial settings side by side)
  • Fixed: Teaser - Redirect page configuration did not work on some sites
  • Fixed: Teaser - Redirect setting treated as a relative URL literal if it is not the slug of any post
  • Fixed: Error message after trashing a post in Gutenberg editor (although trashing was successful)
  • Fixed: Trash button not initally displayed after creating a post (requires page reload)
  • Fixed: Permissions table header styling was broken if custom styling is applied to certain standard WP classes
  • Fixed: Edit User screen - Permissions box styling was broken if custom styling is applied to certain standard WP classes
  • Fixed: Input sanitization consistency [3.6.5] - 24 Nov, 2021
  • Fixed: PHP Notice "Undefined index: list_published_posts"
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions - PHP Notice "Undefined variable: type_obj" [3.6.4] - 23 Nov, 2021
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions - Published custom post types not listed to Revisors under some configurations (also requires Revisions 3.0.5)
  • Compat: Public Post Preview - Disable Permissions filtering for public preview requests if Compatibility module is inactive
  • Compat: Database servers that return column names all lowercase
  • Fixed: PHP Notice (undefined name property) on Edit Permission Group screen under some conditions
  • Fixed: Page editor: permalink preview did not include parent pages [3.6.3] - 16 Nov, 2021
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions - Revisions Submission permissions did not correctly adjust Edit Posts / Pages listing in some configurations (also requires Revisions 3.0.2) [3.6.2] - 9 Nov, 2021
  • Fixed: Custom statuses set to workflow branch were duplicated in post editor dropdown
  • Fixed: Nav Menu Editor - Offered to add unpublished posts to menu; post metabox paging failed if unpublished items present
  • Fixed: Key activation failed under some conditions
  • Fixed: Status Control - Inconsistent behavior if a post type has Default Privacy set without lock option. Now auto-enable lock option for Gutenberg post types
  • Fixed: Front end Nav Menu filter was applied regardless of "Disable all filtering for anonymous users" setting [3.6.1] - 28 Oct, 2021
  • Fixed: Status Control - Saving a post as Pending caused it to be auto-published (if user has publishing capability)
  • Fixed: Status Control - Custom Statuses configured as a workflow branch were duplicated in Post Status dropdown
  • Fixed: Status Control - Custom Statuses configured as a workflow branch were not available for a new post until editor is reloaded after setting post status to branch parent
  • Fixed: Status Control - Next status progression setting did not apply to workflow branch statuses
  • Fixed: Status Control - If Media filtering is enabled, enabling custom capabilities for the Pending status causes "edit_others_pending_attachments" to be required instead of "edit_others_pending_posts"
  • Fixed: Key activation failed under some conditions
  • Compat: Public Post Preview - If the preview link expiration time is customized by hooking into ppp_nonce_life filter, previews did not display with Permissions Pro active
  • Compat: The Events Calendar Pro - Avoid conflict with Recurring Event insertion / update
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions - PHP Notice on revision submission if Status Control module is enabled
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions 3 - Access Circle activation blocked revision access [3.6.0] 14 Oct, 2021
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions 3
  • Fixed: Non-Administrators could not view image gallery in post preview
  • Fixed: Page Structure settings did not prevent creation of top level pages in Gutenberg
  • Feature: Circles - Support "User" as a post type for Editorial Circles, meaning circle members cannot edit non-members
  • Feature: Circles - Support "User" as a post type for Visibility Circles, meaning circle members cannot list non-members
  • Fixed: Circles - Non-administrators could defeat Editorial Circle access restriction by changing post authorship to a user outside the circle
  • Fixed: Status Control - For users with Publish capability, clicking on Save as Pending caused the post to be published
  • Fixed: Status Control - Default privacy setting caused drafts to be auto-published under some conditions
  • Fixed: Status Control - Users without publishing capability could not set posts to a custom workflow status using Publish button
  • Feature: Status Control - Support "next status progression" in Gutenberg (Publish button advances post to next status instead of highest permitted status)
  • Feature: Sync Posts - API additions
  • Feature: Edit Group Permissions screen - "Fix sub-Pages permissions" link causes Specific Permissions to be re-propagated to sub-pages if WP_DEBUG is defined (url argument: pp_fix_child_exceptions)
  • Compat: PublishPress Revisions - Specific Permissions for "Revise" did not cause display of "Edit" link in Admin Bar [3.5.7] - 15 Jul, 2021
  • Fixed: Nav Menu Edit - Permissions configuration did not make private pages selectable
  • Fixed: Nav Menu Edit - If Pages metabox results are paged, custom Front Page and Privacy Page were forced to the top of every results page
  • Compat: WP Engine - Long wp-admin screen loads because excessive clearance of WP Engine cache caused WordPress to execute Update Plugins check on each request
  • Fixed: Default / Lock Privacy settings were not properly reflected in Gutenberg Editor display
  • Fixed: Status Control - Access to custom moderation statuses was not properly controlled for private post types
  • Fixed: Status Control - "Submit as Reviewed" button in Gutenberg editor did not work for users without publish capability
  • Fixed: Status Control - Save As button did not work as expected for users without the publish capability (had same effect as Submit button)
  • Compat: HTML Forms plugin - PHP Notice on form submission / file upload [3.5.6] - 23 Jun, 2021
  • Compat: Revisions - Pending Revision Monitors group was not correctly permission-adjusted on some installations
  • Compat: WooCommerce - Ajax queries for variable product Variations were slow or dysfunctional
  • Fixed: Category / Term selector in post editor offered a maximum of 100 terms
  • Fixed: Menu Editor - Page / Post selection metaboxes (if more than 50 total items are available) did not list private items after clicking a paging link
  • Fixed: PHP Notice on plugin activation under some conditions
  • Fixed: Status Control - PHP Notices on Post Statuses screen if user\'s role does not have pp_define_post_status, pp_define_moderation or pp_define_privacy capability

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