I’ve set a category to Block Read permission for regular subscribers but when searching for text in the post, it is displayed in the search results with the words Uncategorized. When trying to open the post, it gives the “oops, something went wrong” error. I’m pretty sure this once worked, not sure why it’s now being displayed.
This topic was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by labosuri.
I’ll just add that I’ve tried to block categories and specific posts, and even tried blocking a specific user with no success. I also deactivated and activated the plugin.
This reply was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by labosuri.
After doing some testing, I figured out that my search plugin (SearchWP) is not affected by the definitions of the Permissions plugin and will display the posts regardless of the Permissions settings. When I deactivate the search plugin, the posts are not displayed in a search.
After talking to the SearchWP support, they told me that I can add a mod to the search plugin that will define allowed searches according to the post ID. Is there a way to access the post IDs through the Permissions plugin?
@labosuri Based on the SearchWP documentation on Mods, it would be possible to develop an integration to extend restrictive Permissions settings to SearchWP results. However, this development would be beyond the scope of plugin support. Feel free to contact us through the PublishPress website if you would like to discuss project options. Please also note that it would not be possible to expand SearchWP results by applying out plugins “Enable” permissions.
Hi Kevin, thanks for your answer. I am in touch with the SearchWP support regarding integrating permissions with the search. The development needed will be their responsibility, not PublishPress. All I’d need from PublishPress is to know whether there is function in your plugin to get the post IDs. Once I have that, I will work with SearchWP to set up the code.
