Cardinal meta boxes

[torb]

Is there any way I can hide the added meta boxes based on user role, or prevent them to be added in the first place? I do not want editors to be able to change anything but content.

[torb]

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[torb]

And while I am at it:

I would also like to hide the standard “Description box” from the users when adding products, as it gives a bad user experience having to scroll past the big “Description” field and down to the small “Short description” at the bottom of the page 🙂 You do say to use this field, so it should be easier to do so. The easiest way to prevent “wrong use” is to take away the possibility to use the systemt in a wrong way.

I would be happy to use a plugin to solve this, but I have yet to find one. Any feedback will be valuable 🙂

[Rui Guerreiro – SUPPORT]

Hi,

Will forward this one to Ed, not sure if exist a plugin that does it.

-Rui

[torb]

Ok. Maybe there exist a way NOT to add the meta information.

[Rui Guerreiro – SUPPORT]

Let’s wait for Ed reply. Not sure if that can break something.
-Rui

[javierojuel]

Hello,

I use this plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-access-manager/ in other website (not with Cardinal template). With this plugin you can choose which meta boxes will be available depending on roles and also you can choose almost every menu based on roles.

I am sure it will work with Cardinal. It is a great plugin and very well maintained.

[Rui Guerreiro – SUPPORT]

Great. thanks for sharing that info.
-Rui

[torb]

Thank, it does seem to work – at least the meta options are gone 🙂 I guess it takes some testing before I can say it solves everything, but it looks very promising.

Thanks again!

[Rui Guerreiro – SUPPORT]

That’s good news. Thanks again @javierojuel

[javierojuel]

You are wellcome!

@torb It is not the easiest plugin but with a little work, almost everything in the backoffice is customizable!

[torb]

@javierojuel I am happy for your recommendation 🙂 I have a few question I will address the author, but among other things I can see I am able to hide the page builder asset from certain user roles – I have not tested it yet, but it could be the solution for http://support.swiftideas.net/forums/topic/role-based-access-to-swift-page-builder/

[Rui Guerreiro – SUPPORT]

Let us know if you need further assistance on this topic.
-Rui