Title: BUG: wp-admin/post.php not honoring menu.php
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# BUG: wp-admin/post.php not honoring menu.php

 *  [skippy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skippy/)
 * (@skippy)
 * [21 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-wp-adminpostphp-not-honoring-menuphp/)
 * wp-admin/post.php does not check the user levels assigned in menu.php.
    I edited
   menu.php and raised both Write and Edit from 1 to 3. I then created a test user
   and assigned that test user level 1. I logged out from my admin account, logged
   in with the new test account. I was granted access to post.php, and was able 
   to post a new entry to the blog. The “default” case in the post.php case statement
   has this single check: `if ($user_level > 0) {` I can’t see in post.php where
   it checks actions against the levels assigned in menu.php. It looks like menu.
   php is only for constructing the menu links.

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 *  [icyshard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/icyshard/)
 * (@icyshard)
 * [21 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-wp-adminpostphp-not-honoring-menuphp/#post-60581)
 * I believe you’re right about the menu.php only being for constructing the menu
   links. I was able to edit the post.php file though to match the settings I made
   in menu.php. There are several instances that appear in the file, but just find
   all the instances that have $user_level > and then change the number to whatever
   you find appropriate. Once you set them above 1, when a user with a level of 
   1 logs in, they won’t automatically be shown the post entry screen.
    You might
   also want to change this paragraph to reflect the appropriate level you have 
   set: “Since you’re a newcomer, you’ll have to wait for an admin to raise your
   level to 1, in order to be authorized to post blog items.”
 *  [shawne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shawne/)
 * (@shawne)
 * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-wp-adminpostphp-not-honoring-menuphp/#post-60870)
 * i am having a lot of problems with this bug too (wp 2.0). i dont want my contributors
   to see ‘dashboard’ or ‘manage’ items on their post/admin screen. any suggestions
   for a workaround for these items?
 * also, i dont see this bug listed in trac bug db. can someone with access please
   file the bug.
 * thanks,
 * -shawn

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## Tags

 * [menu bug](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/menu-bug/)
 * [menu.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/menu-php/)

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 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [shawne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shawne/)
 * Last activity: [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-wp-adminpostphp-not-honoring-menuphp/#post-60870)
 * Status: not resolved

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