WP_REST_Terms_Controller::create_item_permissions_check() WordPress Method

The WP_REST_Terms_Controller::create_item_permissions_check() method is used to check if a given request has permission to create a new term. This method is used to check if a given request has permission to create a new term. The request is first checked to see if the user has the required capabilities, and then a custom permission callback can be specified via the rest_controller_class filter. If no permission callback is specified, then this method will return true if the user has the required capabilities, false otherwise.

WP_REST_Terms_Controller::create_item_permissions_check( WP_REST_Request $request ) #

	public function create_item_permissions_check( $request ) {

		if ( ! $this->check_is_taxonomy_allowed( $this->taxonomy ) ) {
			return false;
		}

		$taxonomy_obj = get_taxonomy( $this->taxonomy );

		if ( ( is_taxonomy_hierarchical( $this->taxonomy )
				&& ! current_user_can( $taxonomy_obj->cap->edit_terms ) )
			|| ( ! is_taxonomy_hierarchical( $this->taxonomy )
				&& ! current_user_can( $taxonomy_obj->cap->assign_terms ) ) ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'rest_cannot_create',
				__( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to create terms in this taxonomy.' ),
				array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() )
			);
		}

		return true;
	}