PublishPress Capabilities Pro 2.20.0

Overview

PublishPress Capabilities Pro is the ultimate WordPress plugin designed to give you complete control over user permissions and roles on your website. Whether you manage a simple blog, a busy e-commerce store, or a large multisite network, this powerful tool lets you tailor the WordPress experience for every user. Unlike basic permission settings, Capabilities Pro lets you customize what each role can see and do throughout your entire site — from the backend dashboard to the frontend interface — ensuring a streamlined, secure, and user-friendly environment. What makes PublishPress Capabilities Pro unique is its granular control over every element of WordPress. You can create new user roles, copy existing ones, and adjust permissions with unparalleled precision. This plugin doesn't just stop at standard content; it extends control to taxonomies, media libraries, WooCommerce products, and much more. It’s perfect for site owners who want to enhance security, improve workflow, and offer personalized user experiences without writing a single line of code. With automated permission backups and multisite support, managing complex WordPress user permissions becomes effortless and safe.

Key Features

• Complete User Permissions Control: Fine-tune exactly what each user role can publish, edit, delete, or read across posts, pages, custom content types, categories, and tags for enhanced site security and organization.
• Create and Copy User Roles: Easily build new user roles or duplicate existing ones to suit your site’s unique needs — applicable to single sites or entire multisite networks for scalable management.
• Advanced Editor Feature Restrictions: Customize what elements users see in both the Classic and Block Editors, improving the writing experience and preventing unauthorized access to editing tools.
• Admin Menu and Feature Restrictions: Restrict access to WordPress admin menus, toolbar links, and dashboard widgets on a per-role basis to simplify backend navigation and reduce clutter.
• Frontend Feature Customization: Modify the site’s frontend for each user role by hiding IDs or classes, adding custom CSS styles, or adjusting body classes, creating a tailored user interface.
• Profile Screen Customization: Clean up user profile pages by removing unnecessary fields based on user roles, making it easier for users to manage their account information.
• Navigation Menu Restrictions: Control visibility of navigation menu items for logged-in users, logged-out visitors, and specific roles, enabling personalized site navigation.
• Media Library Permissions: Restrict who can upload, edit, or delete media files including the Featured Image box, ensuring your site’s media assets remain secure and well-managed.
• WooCommerce Integration: Manage permissions for WooCommerce products, orders, coupons, and taxonomies like product categories and shipping classes to streamline your online store operations.
• Multisite Network Support: Synchronize permission settings across your entire WordPress multisite network or customize permissions individually for each site with ease.
• Automated Permission Backups: Every change is automatically backed up, so you can effortlessly undo any mistakes and maintain peace of mind when updating roles and capabilities.
• Capability Control for Any Taxonomy: Assign “Manage,” “Edit,” and “Assign” permissions to all taxonomies, giving you deeper control over your site’s organizational structure.
• Custom Post Status Permissions: With PublishPress integration, assign permissions controlling which user roles can move posts to specific custom statuses, improving editorial workflows.
• Remove Unwanted Admin Notices: Minimize distractions by hiding unnecessary admin notices, creating a cleaner WordPress dashboard for users.
• Block Admin Pages by URL: Secure your backend further by restricting access to specific admin pages based on user roles, enhancing your site’s privacy and security.
• Ad-Free Pro Experience & Priority Support: Enjoy a clean interface without ads and access to fast, expert technical support to keep your site running smoothly.