Give access to a specific role to access the “Redirection” plugin

[diconc]

Hello,

I would like users who have a specific Role to be able to enter and modify the options on the Redirection page (https://mywebsite.com/wp-admin/tools.php?page=redirection.php).

Since that panel is on the “Tools” page, I have tried giving the role the “manage_options” permission, but the WordPress “Tools” window does not appear.

What permissions should I give to the Role for that option to appear and be able to modify the options?

Thank you very much,
Alejandro

[Vladimir]

Hi Alejandro,

Right, Redirection plugin itself requires ‘manage_options’ capability. But “Tools” menu is protected by ‘edit_posts’. Add ‘edit_posts’ capability to your role and “Tools” menu will appear with “Redirection” and some other submenu items together.

[diconc]

Hello Vladimir,

Thank you for your response.

I have tried adding both permissions at the same time and it didn’t work, I even created a new role to test and I don’t get the options, could you tell me if I need to add/remove any more permissions?

PS: I clicked on your user profile on your website (https://www.role-editor.com/forums/users/vladimir/) and I have seen some PHP warnings, I say this in case there is a problem on your website.

Best regards,
Alejandro

[Vladimir]

Alejandro,

My test role contains just 3 capabilities: read, edit_posts, manage_options
and such user sees Tools->Redirection menu item.
What if you deactivate all plugins except redirection? Will it become available?

Thanks for the note about PHP warnings. I fixed the problem.

[diconc]

Vladimir,

I’m glad you were able to fix the errors and that my warning helped you.

I just tried deactivating all plugins except User Role Editor and Redirection and now it works.

The problem must be some conflict with some other plugin, so, now it is my task to fix it.

Thank you very much for your time and help, Vladimir, we can consider the “ticket” as solved!

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