This post will explain how to restore deleted WordPress user roles or capabilities. Some users wrote that they press the “Reset” button at the “Settings->User Role Editor->Tools” tab expecting something different that it really does. As the result they lost any new added roles and capabilities. It doesn’t matter manually they were added or automatically by plugins or themes. After you press “Reset” button “User Role Editor” deletes all user roles and calls WordPress core function which is used during 1st WordPress installation. Roles and capabilities are created by WordPress from the scratch and you get standard (core) list of user roles and capabilities only as the result. Read more How to restore deleted WordPress user roles
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User Role Editor Pro 4.6.0.2 bug fix
User Role Editor Pro version 4.6.0.2 is available for downloads and update. This update concerns the roles import functionality and includes:
- Bug fix: Invalid notice “Unknown error: Roles import was failed” was shown after successful roles import to the single WordPress site.
- Update: Spaces in user capability are allowed for import to provide compatibility with other plugins, which use spaces in user capabilities, e.g. NextGen Gallery’s “NextGEN Change options”, etc.
General restriction for usage of spaces inside user role capability ID is left untouched in the User Role Editor. Less strict checking is allowed only for the import operation.
User Role Editor Pro 4.6.0.1 bug fix
October 26th, 2013 User Role Editor Pro version 4.6.0.1 was published. It is the bug fix release. No any new functionality was added.
Fatal PHP error occurred if user tried to view Gravity Forms entries or WooCommerce coupons, after turning on the “Activate user access management to editing selected posts and pages” option.
Please update from version 4.6, if you met similar problem.
Allow user to edit selected posts and pages only
You can allow user to edit the selected set of posts or pages or custom post types only. When it could be useful? Suppose you need to give the user ability to edit someone other’s post. But if you simply give that user “edit_others_posts” capability, such user will can edit any posts created by other authors. In this situation “User Role Editor Pro” may help you. Just restrict user access for editing selected posts and pages only. Read more Allow user to edit selected posts and pages only
User Role Editor version 4.6
User Role Editor version 4.6 is available for download in both (free and Pro) versions. The changes are:
– Content editing restriction: It is possible to differentiate permissions for posts/pages creation and editing. Use the “Activate “Create Post/Page” capability” option for that.
Turning on this option you automatically add “create_posts” and “create_pages” capabilities to the list of WordPress core user capabilities. After that user with “edit_posts” capability (even administrator) will can not create new post or page until you apparently include this capability to his user role. “edit_posts” will permit just to edit posts. Go to “User Role Editor” and turn on “create_posts”, “create_pages” capability” for “Administrator” role and other roles of your choice after this option activation.
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