WP_REST_Widgets_Controller::get_item_permissions_check() WordPress Method

The WP_REST_Widgets_Controller::get_item_permissions_check() method is used to check if a given request has permission to read a widget. This method is used to check if the current user has the 'edit_theme_options' capability, which is required to read widgets. If the user does not have this capability, a 401 unauthorized error is returned.

WP_REST_Widgets_Controller::get_item_permissions_check( WP_REST_Request $request ) #

	public function get_item_permissions_check( $request ) {
		$this->retrieve_widgets();

		$widget_id  = $request['id'];
		$sidebar_id = wp_find_widgets_sidebar( $widget_id );

		if ( $sidebar_id && $this->check_read_sidebar_permission( $sidebar_id ) ) {
			return true;
		}

		return $this->permissions_check( $request );
	}