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title: Restrict WordPress Users to Posting in One Category
description: "With the [PublishPress Permissions](https://publishpress.com/links/permissions) plugin, you can stop users from posting in certain categories. In this example, I'm going to allow users in the \"Author\" role to post only in a category called \"[Author Category](https://publishpress.com/links/author-categories)\". - Go to \"Users\" in…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/how-to-restrict-wordpress-users-to-posting-in-one-category/"
updated: "2025-10-14"
category: "How-to Guides / Creating"
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# Restrict WordPress Users to Posting in One Category

With the [PublishPress Permissions](https://publishpress.com/links/permissions) plugin, you can stop users from posting in certain categories.

In this example, I'm going to allow users in the "Author" role to post only in a category called "[Author Category](https://publishpress.com/links/author-categories)".

- Go to "Users" in your WordPress admin area and create an account in the Author user role:

![Create an Author accoiunt](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/author-account-1024x223.png)

- Go to "Posts" and "Categories" and choose the category you want to use:

![Create a WordPress category for Authors](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/categories-restrict.png)

- Go to "Permissions" in the WordPress admin menu.
- Click to edit the "Author" role.

![Edit Author role](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/edit-author.png)

This next step is going to be the key step. We're going to use [PublishPress Permissions](https://publishpress.com/links/permissions) to set specific permissions so that Authors can only assign the "[Author Category](https://publishpress.com/links/author-categories)" to their Posts.

- Click the "Set Specific Permissions" tab.
- Post Type: choose "Post".
- Post Operation: choose "Assign Term".
- Adjustment: choose "Limit to".
- Qualification: choose "Categories".
- Select Categories: choose your category, which in this example is "Author Category".
- Click the "Add Selected" button.

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/author-category-1024x364.png)
Edit Categories Permissions

PublishPress Permissions will now show you the details so you can double-check them. Click "Save Permissions" if it looks like the image below.

![Save author permissions](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/save-author-permissions-1024x235.png)
Save Category Permissions

That's all there is to it. You're ready to go! Log into your WordPress site as an Author, and when you create a Post, only one Category will be available:

![A WordPress post with only one available category](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/author-category-1024x453.png)