How to check if the user is a page admin in the theme?

[Rickaym]

I would like to know how to check if the user is a page admin under the post theme so that I can add a readily made edit button.

[markstos]

I don’t see a template helper for that:

Ghost Handlebars Themes - Functional Helpers

[Rickaym]

Hi mark,

That’s unfortunate. Would making a custom functional helper myself be a good solution? I’ve heard that maintaining and registering helpers into the Ghost system is quite tedious.

Thanks.

[Kevin]

Edit post button

@mattes3 the front-end and the admin are intentionally disconnected for security. With most setups there’s no way for the site to know if you’re logged into the admin area which precludes making a conditional button. The /edit url redirect is the best way to jump from a post to the edit screen. If it’s something you do a lot you could always add a script to your theme/code injection to implement a hidden shortcut so that if you pressed Cmd+E for example it loads window.location + 'edit'