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title: Approved by a user in this role
description: "With this requirement, you can stop content from being published unless it has been approved by a user in a particular role. This is an excellent way to allow some users to \"sign off\" on content before it is published.…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/approved-by-a-user-in-this-role/"
updated: "2026-02-04"
category: PublishPress Checklists / Approval Tasks
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# Approved by a user in this role

With this requirement, you can stop content from being published unless it has been approved by a user in a particular role.

This is an excellent way to allow some users to "sign off" on content before it is published.

- Click the "Approval" tab. The screenshot below shows the approval option.

- You can choose from “Disabled, Recommended, or Required” options.
- In the final box, you can choose which roles can approve posts. In the image below, posts can't be published unless they are approved by an Administrator or Editor.

![Approved by a user in this role](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/approved-by-user-role-1024x231.png)
Approver By User Role

If a user is in one of the selected roles, they will see a checkbox like the one shown below.

![Disabled Checkbox User Role](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/disabled-checkbox-user-role.png)
Disabled Checkbox User Role

If the user approves the post, they can check the box and the content can be published.

![Approved Checkbox User Role](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/approved-checkbox-user-role.png)
Approved Checkbox User Role