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title: edit_others_posts
description: "## What is the edit_others_posts permission in WordPress? The edit_others_posts permission allows you to edit Pages that are written by other users on a WordPress site. The main goal of this permission is to allow or prevent people from editing…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/edit_others_posts/"
updated: "2026-10-14"
category: WordPress Permissions / WordPress Permissions
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# edit_others_posts

## What is the edit_others_posts permission in WordPress?

The edit_others_posts permission allows you to edit Pages that are written by other users on a WordPress site.

The main goal of this permission is to allow or prevent people from editing Posts that they did not create.

If you have the edit_others_posts permission, you will see the "Edit" and "Quick Edit" links on the "Posts" screen, even for posts you didn't write.

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/edit-others-posts-screen-1024x456.png)

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## Who has the edit_others_posts permission?

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

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

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

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## How to control who has the edit_others_posts permission

You can control who has the edit_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.
- Check or uncheck the box in the "Posts" row of the "Edit others" column.

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/edit-others-posts-1024x363.png)
Edit Others Posts