# wordpress-seo/27.9/src/ai/generator/user-interface/route-permission-trait.php

Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI, version 27.9. 28 lines.

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```php
<?php

// phpcs:disable Yoast.NamingConventions.NamespaceName.TooLong -- Needed in the folder structure.

namespace Yoast\WP\SEO\AI\Generator\User_Interface;

/**
 * Trait for common permission checks in route classes.
 */
trait Route_Permission_Trait {

	/**
	 * Checks:
	 * - if the user is logged
	 * - if the user can edit posts
	 *
	 * @return bool Whether the user is logged in, can edit posts and the feature is active.
	 */
	public function check_permissions(): bool {
		$user = \wp_get_current_user();
		if ( $user === null || $user->ID < 1 ) {
			return false;
		}

		return \user_can( $user, 'edit_posts' );
	}
}

```