Title: create_posts capability but not edit_posts
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# create_posts capability but not edit_posts

 *  [evbof7734](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evbof7734/)
 * (@evbof7734)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/create_posts-capability-but-not-edit_posts/)
 * I am lost in the search engine labyrinth.
    Is there a separate create_post or
   create_posts capability?
 * My specific goal is to allow users to create posts using widgets, buttons or 
   other methods. The content of those posts will have specific content that is 
   not edittable except by the administrator.

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 *  [Bob Cristello](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gntmidnight/)
 * (@gntmidnight)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/create_posts-capability-but-not-edit_posts/#post-7490087)
 * If I remember my permissions correctly, Authors can create and edit posts that
   they make but cannot edit other’s posts. Editors can create and edit posts that
   they make and they can edit other’s posts. Admins can create and edit posts either
   as themselves or as another member. The subscriber, which is the default for 
   creating new users, cannot create or edit any posts at all.
 *  Thread Starter [evbof7734](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evbof7734/)
 * (@evbof7734)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/create_posts-capability-but-not-edit_posts/#post-7490118)
 * Regardless of the base permissions, I am wondering if the create_posts capability
   still exists in the code base.
 * My site needs two special content types that anyone can contribute new material
   to but cannot edit once they have done so with overall community and admin approval.
   In other words, content types for which a person cannot edit their own stuff.

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 * [capabilities](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/capabilities/)
 * [create posts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/create-posts/)
 * [edit posts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/edit-posts/)

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 * Last reply from: [evbof7734](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evbof7734/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/create_posts-capability-but-not-edit_posts/#post-7490118)
 * Status: not resolved

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