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title: edit_pages
description: "## What is the edit_pages permission in WordPress? The edit_pages permission controls access to the \"Pages\" screen in WordPress and also allows you to create new Pages. If you have the edit_pages permission, you will get access to these two…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/edit_pages/"
updated: "2026-10-14"
category: WordPress Permissions / WordPress Permissions
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# edit_pages

## What is the edit_pages permission in WordPress?

The edit_pages permission controls access to the "Pages" screen in WordPress and also allows you to create new Pages.

If you have the edit_pages permission, you will get access to these two links:

- "All Pages"
- "Add New"

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/edit-page-links.png)

The edit_pages permission is essential for anyone that wants to interact with Pages on a WordPress site. Here are other Pages permissions that require the edit_pages permission:

- [delete_pages](https://publishpress.com/permissions/delete-pages/)
- [edit_others_pages](https://publishpress.com/permissions/edit_others_pages/)
- [edit_published_pages](https://publishpress.com/permissions/edit_published_pages/)

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## Who has the edit_pages permission?

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

By default, the edit_pages 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 access the "Pages" screen or create new Pages.

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## How to control who has the edit_pages permission

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

- After installing [PublishPress Capabilities](https://publishpress.com/links/capabilities), go to the "Capabilities" link 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 "Pages" row of the "Edit" column.

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/edit-pages-1024x396.png)