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title: export_others_personal_data
description: "## What is the export_others_personal_data permission in WordPress? The export_others_personal_data permission controls access to a menu link inside WordPress: - Tools > Export Personal Data: ![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/export-personal-data.png) Users with the export_others_personal_data permission will be able to see the \"[Export Personal Data](https://codex.wordpress.org/Tools_Export_Personal_Data_Screen)\"…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/export-others-personal-data/"
updated: "2026-10-14"
category: WordPress Permissions / WordPress Permissions
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# export_others_personal_data

## What is the export_others_personal_data permission in WordPress?

The export_others_personal_data permission controls access to a menu link inside WordPress:

- Tools > Export Personal Data:

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/export-personal-data.png)

Users with the export_others_personal_data permission will be able to see the "[Export Personal Data](https://codex.wordpress.org/Tools_Export_Personal_Data_Screen)" screen. This screen can generate a file containing all the personal data which exists about a user in your WordPress site.

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/export-personal-data-screen-1024x436.png)

Note: the export_others_personal_data permission can not work by itself. The user will also need the [manage_options](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/manage_options/) permission.

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## Who has the export_others_personal_data permission?

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

Users not in these roles are not allowed to export users' personal data.

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## How can you control who has the export_others_personal_data permission?

The export_others_personal_data permission is not active by default on WordPress sites. You will need to enable the permission before assigning it to user roles.

You can control who has the export_others_personal_data 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 admin menu.
- Using the dropdown in the top-left corner, choose the role you want to edit.
- In the "Add Capability" box, enter export_others_personal_data.
- Click "Add to role".

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/export-others-personal-data-add-to-role.png)

- Click the "Additional" tab.
- Check or uncheck the "export others personal data" box.

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/export_others_personal_data-1024x408.png)

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## All the privacy permissions in WordPress

- [manage_privacy_options](https://publishpress.com/docs/manage-privacy-options/)
- [export_others_personal_data](https://publishpress.com/docs/export-others-personal-data/)
- [erase_others_personal_data](https://publishpress.com/docs/erase-others-personal-data/)