Custom Fields

[xtopher]

I would a user to be able to see all custom fields created. Currently, the dropdown is empty for Authors and Contributors. It is full for Editors and Admins. I can’t seem to find the right setting.

[xtopher]

For further clarification, I would like to create a new post and have existing custom fields, which may have been created by another user appear in the dropdown for add custom field.

Further, I am also trying to *hide* the existing posts created by other users from showing up in the post panel/admin.

Is there an easy way to do this?

[Vladimir]

Custom fields created by different authors are available between those users by default. If you have more than 30 custom fields list may be limited by 30 items by default. There may be fields with special protection, which will be unavailable for the ordinal users without special permissions. Read this post for more details.

[Vladimir]

It’s possible to show for a user just his own posts at wp-admin. Use for that “Own data only” option, presented by “Edit posts/pages restrictions” add-on.

[xtopher]

I’m seeing an interesting issue. The fields don’t show at first, but when I reload the add post (empty post page) the drop downs for all the custom fields display.

[Vladimir]

May be it is a some issue with caching plugin, if you use one?

[xtopher]

I confirmed it isn’t a caching issue. The feature works as expected on two other roles (Editor and Admin) that aren’t restricted. The fields can take a few refreshes before they show up, so it’s an inconsistent experience. Any other things to check or other types of caching to test or disable?

[Vladimir]

Describe what restrictions are applied for a role which have an issue with custom fields.

[xtopher]

Posts edit: Own Data Only

For both contributor and author these are what elements are checked:

create posts
delete attachments
delete posts
edit attachments
edit dashboard
edit posts
ef view calendar
ef view story budget
read
read others attachments
upload files
Wpcf custom field edit
Wpcf custom field edit others
Wpcf custom field view
Wpcf custom taxonomy edit
Wpcf custom taxonomy edit others
Wpcf custom taxonomy view
Wpcf user meta field edit
Wpcf user meta field edit others
Wpcf user meta field view

[Vladimir]

Thanks for the clarification. I repeated the described issue. I will investigate it and work on a fix.

[Vladimir]

Please try a beta version 4.49.2.b1. It is available from the same downloads page after login and includes a fix of the “empty custom fields list” issue.

[Author]

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