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Problem: I would like to give my client more permissions than the standard editor role, but fewer permissions than the standard admin role
Solution: Create a new custom user role based on the Administrator role. Click "Change permissions" and remove any permissions you do not want your client to have. Save the role, test it with a new temporary user, and then once you have confirmed it works as expected you can assign your client to this new role.
Relevant Documentation: https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/managing-wordpress-admin-capabilities-access/
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Last updated by JeanJ2365 7 years ago.
Assisted by: Christian Cox.
Hi, you can definitely accomplish this with Access without needing additional 3rd party tools. Here's how I would handle it.
- Create a new Custom Role, based on Administrator. Call it something you'll understand, like "Client Admin"
- Base this new role on permissions from the Administrator role, since you want this user to have most of those permissions
- In the Custom Roles list, hover over your new role and click "Change Permissions" (see screenshot)
- Uncheck the permissions you do not want your client admin to have. Here are a few you might consider:
-- activate_plugins
-- switch_themes
-- update_plugins
-- update_themes
-- install_plugins
-- install_themes
-- delete_themes
-- delete_plugins
-- edit_plugins
-- edit_themes
Feel free to scan the list and other tabs for permissions you want to restrict. Save your new user role. I would want to test this out first, so I would create a new user account and assign it to the new role. Log out, then log in as that test user and confirm the permissions are doing what you expect.
Please let me know if I have misunderstood what you're trying to accomplish or if you need more specific information - I'll be glad to take another look.
