We had a question from a user who wondered if they could restrict users to editing lower-level users in WordPress. For example, is it possible to allow Authors to only edit Subscribers and Contributors? Or is it possible to allow Contributors to edit only Subscribers? Yes, it is possible with the PublishPress Permissions Pro plugin….
We had a question from a PublishPress user this week. They wanted to publish a post and then automatically change the taxonomy term in the future. They wanted to automatically move a post into an “Archives” category three months after publication. This is possible with the PublishPress Future plugin. You can schedule a Tag, Category…
Did you know that every user role in WordPress has a level from 0 to 10? These levels are rarely visible in the WordPress admin area, but they have an important impact on how your site works. The very lowest user role level is given to the Subscriber role and that has a value of…
This week, a PublishPress user asked us if it is possible to customize the permissions for a single WordPress user. Their request was like this: This request makes a ton of sense. Normally in WordPress you’d need to make a whole new user role for this. You’d create a role called “John” and put him…
WordPress 7.0 was one of the biggest releases in at least 10 years for the WordPress project. With the explosive growth of AI in the last couple of years, WordPress 7.0 leans heavily into AI. There’s a new AI Connectors screen, which allows you to connect your site to OpenAI, Claude, Google Gemini, and other…
February 2026 was absolutely revolutionary for WordPress security. Austin Ginder runs a hosting company and he was suddenly overwhelmed by new hacking attempts. Austin’s response was creative, constructive, and inspiring. In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Austin about how AI is transforming WordPress security. Austin started as a skeptic but has…
If you write blog posts in your browser, you have probably had the gut-wrenching experience of losing content. Maybe your browser crashed. Perhaps your internet connection dropped. But when you went back to your post, your content was missing. Ouch! Fortunately, autosaves are a WordPress feature that can help you avoid losing your content. WordPress…
Robbie Adair has run her agency for over 20 years and has navigated many technology shifts. In this episode, Robbie says that we’re in the middle of a major shift in the WordPress business. AI means that products are less valuable, but services are more valuable than ever. Customers need experts to help them navigate…
If you run a WordPress website with many users, you probably have to answer account questions or solve website bugs for your users. Here at PublishPress, we rely heavily on the User Testing feature in the PublishPress Capabilities plugin. This allows us to browse our site and see exactly what the user sees. User Testing…
We have PublishPress customers who sometimes want to publish posts with no author attached. There are many reasons why they want anonymous blog posts. Sometimes the post is an official statement from the company and doesn’t have a single author. Sometime the post is controversial and the safe choice is not to attach a person’s…