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title: BuddyPress Permissions in PublishPress Capabilities
description: "With [PublishPress Capabilities Pro](https://publishpress.com/capabilities/), you can control who is able to create groups with the BuddyPress plugin. Go to \"Capabilities\" in your WordPress admin menu and you will see a \"bp create groups\" permission. If you check this box, users…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/buddypress-permissions-in-publishpress-capabilities/"
updated: "2023-05-05"
category: PublishPress Capabilities / Integrations
---

# BuddyPress Permissions in PublishPress Capabilities

With [PublishPress Capabilities Pro](https://publishpress.com/capabilities/), you can control who is able to create groups with the BuddyPress plugin.

Go to "Capabilities" in your WordPress admin menu and you will see a "bp create groups" permission.

If you check this box, users in this role will be able to create groups.

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/buddypress-capabilities-1024x741.png)