WP_REST_Revisions_Controller::delete_item_permissions_check( WP_REST_Request $request ): true|WP_Error

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Checks if a given request has access to delete a revision.

Parameters

$requestWP_REST_Requestrequired
Full details about the request.

Return

true|WP_Error True if the request has access to delete the item, WP_Error object otherwise.

Source

public function delete_item_permissions_check( $request ) {
	$parent = $this->get_parent( $request['parent'] );
	if ( is_wp_error( $parent ) ) {
		return $parent;
	}

	if ( ! current_user_can( 'delete_post', $parent->ID ) ) {
		return new WP_Error(
			'rest_cannot_delete',
			__( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to delete revisions of this post.' ),
			array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() )
		);
	}

	$revision = $this->get_revision( $request['id'] );
	if ( is_wp_error( $revision ) ) {
		return $revision;
	}

	$response = $this->get_items_permissions_check( $request );
	if ( ! $response || is_wp_error( $response ) ) {
		return $response;
	}

	if ( ! current_user_can( 'delete_post', $revision->ID ) ) {
		return new WP_Error(
			'rest_cannot_delete',
			__( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to delete this revision.' ),
			array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() )
		);
	}

	return true;
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
4.7.0Introduced.

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