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Filters in Alter Yoast SEO capabilities roles doesn't work

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start with the developer portal page for view_site_health_checks_roles and compare its example with the reported behavior in WordPress admin > Tools, using Health Check & Troubleshooting activated. Then check the wpseo_manage_options_roles example for the seo editor role. Done means the documented snippets produce the stated menu and settings access, or the documentation clearly explains the required conditions.

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Description

If I use the example code of the filter view_site_health_checks_roles from developer portal, I cannot see it adds the Site health check menu item under WP admin > Tool section for the chosen role. I understand this is from Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin so I have the Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin activated. Once I activate the snippet, I could not see the Site health menu items under tools when I log into my local site as a seo editor or editor.

Also, I tried the wpseo_manage_options_roles filter and could not see the Yoast SEO settings for allowed roles [seo editor]. I can see only redirect and workouts.

Dominant language
JavaScript
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