Custom role cannot set featured image (Access + WPML) if they are not the author

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Tagged: Access plugin, Controlling access to content editing

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Last updated by Christian Cox 4 years, 10 months ago.

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June 11, 2019 at 10:53 am #1265223

idigon

Hi,

I already reported a similar issue here:

https://toolset.com/forums/topic/custom-role-cannot-set-featured-image-access-wpml/

This has been added to the errata section:

https://toolset.com/errata/allowing-user-roles-to-upload-media-does-not-allow-them-to-add-media-to-blocks-or-featured-images-if-gutenberg-is-active/

One of the suggested workarounds it to use the Classic editor (instead of the Block editor). I have realised that setting the featured image will not work with the Classic editor either if the author of the post is another user.

Thanks,

June 11, 2019 at 3:49 pm #1265621

Christian Cox

Hi, I'm not able to replicate this on my local environment. Can you show me on a live site?

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