gistfile1.txt

add_action('load-post-new.php', function () {
    if (!is_admin()) return;

    $post_type = $_GET['post_type'] ?? 'post';
    if ($post_type !== 'page') return;

    // ✅ Change this to your role slug(s)
    $target_roles = ['program_editor']; // e.g. ['author'], ['shop_manager'], etc.

    $user = wp_get_current_user();
    if (!$user || empty($user->roles)) return;

    // Admins unaffected
    if (user_can($user, 'administrator')) return;

    $is_target = (bool) array_intersect($target_roles, (array) $user->roles);
    if (!$is_target) return;

    // ✅ Optional cleanup: delete old auto-drafts by this user (avoid "continue editing" behavior)
    $old_ids = get_posts([
        'post_type'      => 'page',
        'post_status'    => 'auto-draft',
        'author'         => get_current_user_id(),
        'fields'         => 'ids',
        'posts_per_page' => 50,
        'orderby'        => 'date',
        'order'          => 'DESC',
    ]);

    // Keep the most recent 0 auto-drafts (delete all)
    foreach ($old_ids as $old_id) {
        wp_delete_post($old_id, true);
    }

    // ✅ Create a fresh empty auto-draft
    $new_id = wp_insert_post([
        'post_type'   => 'page',
        'post_status' => 'auto-draft',
        'post_author' => get_current_user_id(),
        'post_title'  => '',
    ], true);

    if (is_wp_error($new_id) || !$new_id) return;

    // ✅ Hard safety: wipe any meta that some plugins might auto-copy
    $keep = [
        '_edit_lock',
        '_edit_last',
        '_wp_page_template',
    ];

    $all_meta = get_post_meta($new_id);
    if (is_array($all_meta)) {
        foreach (array_keys($all_meta) as $key) {
            if (in_array($key, $keep, true)) continue;
            delete_post_meta($new_id, $key);
        }
    }

    // Redirect straight to edit screen (works for Classic + Block editor)
    wp_safe_redirect(admin_url('post.php?post=' . $new_id . '&action=edit'));
    exit;
});