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PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions

v2.53.0

User role editing for WordPress. Manage user roles, control capabilities and permissions, and restrict admin access for any role.

by PublishPress · Website

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Rank
#461 24h 1 · 7d 1
Est. installs
106,699 High confidence
Total downloads
4.4M all time
Rating
4.7 ★ 143 reviews
Official installs
100,000+ public bucket
Support threads
2 last 2 months
Support resolved
100% of threads
Tested up to
WP 7.1.3 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

9 days ago

Last release

Version
2.53.0
Requires WP
5.5
Requires PHP
7.2.5
On WP.org since
2012

About PublishPress Capabilities

PublishPress Capabilities is a WordPress plugin by PublishPress, first published on WordPress.org in 2012. It has 100,000+ active installations and 4,434,887 downloads in total, and ranks #461 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it climbed 1 place. Users rate it 4.7 out of 5 across 143 reviews. Version 2.53.0 was released 9 days ago, so the plugin is actively maintained. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 5.5 and PHP 7.2.5 or later. In the last two months, 2 of 2 support threads were marked resolved (100%). It is listed under access-control, capabilities, permissions, user role editor and user roles. Plugins with a similar focus include Members, PublishPress Permissions and Restrict User Access.

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