Keep Selected Roles Out of the Bricks Builder
Sends users without the chosen capability back to the page when they try to open the Bricks builder and hides its admin bar link, as an extra lock on top of Bricks' builder access settings.
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Code
// Capability needed to open the builder.
$wpide_bricks_capability = 'manage_options';
add_action( 'template_redirect', function () use ( $wpide_bricks_capability ) {
if ( ! isset( $_GET['bricks'] ) || ! is_user_logged_in() || current_user_can( $wpide_bricks_capability ) ) { // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended
return;
}
wp_safe_redirect( remove_query_arg( 'bricks' ) );
exit;
}, 1 );
add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', function ( $wp_admin_bar ) use ( $wpide_bricks_capability ) {
if ( ! current_user_can( $wpide_bricks_capability ) ) {
$wp_admin_bar->remove_node( 'edit_with_bricks' );
}
}, 999 );Notes
Change manage_options to edit_others_pages to let editors in too.
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