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title: delete_others_posts
description: "## What is the delete_others_posts permission in WordPress? The delete_others_posts permission allows you to delete Posts that are written by other authors. If you have the delete_others_posts permission, you will see the red \"Trash\" link under Posts written by other…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/delete-others-posts/"
updated: "2026-10-14"
category: WordPress Permissions / WordPress Permissions
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# delete_others_posts

## What is the delete_others_posts permission in WordPress?

The delete_others_posts permission allows you to delete Posts that are written by other authors.

If you have the delete_others_posts permission, you will see the red "Trash" link under Posts written by other users.

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/trash-wordpress-post-1024x403.png)

If you have the delete_others_posts permission, you will also see a "Move to Trash" button when editing Posts written by other users:

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/move-to-trash-button.png)

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## Who has the delete_others_posts permission?

The delete_others_posts permission is available on single WordPress sites and on multisite networks.

By default, the delete_others_posts permission is only given to [Super Admins](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/super-admin/), Administrators and Editors.

Users not in these roles are not allowed to delete Posts written by other users.

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## How to control who has the delete_others_posts permission

You can control who has the delete_others_posts permission by installing the [PublishPress Capabilities](https://publishpress.com/links/capabilities) plugin.

- After installing [PublishPress Capabilities](https://publishpress.com/links/capabilities), go to "Capabilities" in your WordPress admin menu.
- Using the dropdown in the top-left corner, choose the role you want to edit.
- Click the "Deletion" tab.
- Check or uncheck the box in the "Posts" row of the "Delete others" column.

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/delete-others-posts-1024x445.png)

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## All the WordPress permissions for Posts

- [delete_others_posts](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/delete-others-posts/)
- [delete_posts](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/delete_posts/)
- [delete_private_posts](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/delete_private_posts/)
- [edit_others_posts](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/edit_others_posts/)
- [edit_posts](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/edit_posts/)
- [edit_private_posts](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/edit_private_posts/)
- [edit_published_posts](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/edit_published_posts/)
- [read_private_posts](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/read_private_posts/)