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title: Understanding Permissions in Revisions
description: "## Permissions for Default Roles [PublishPress Revisions](https://publishpress.com/links/revisions) automatically provides revision permissions for the default WordPress users roles: - Users in the \"[Subscriber](https://publishpress.com/blog/permissions-subscribers-wordpress/)\" role are not able to submit revisions.  - Users in the \"[Contributor](https://publishpress.com/blog/contributor-permissions-wordpress/)\" role can submit revisions to their own published…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/permissions-revisions/"
updated: "2026-10-14"
category: PublishPress Revisions / New Revisions Permissions
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# Understanding Permissions in Revisions

## Permissions for Default Roles

[PublishPress Revisions](https://publishpress.com/links/revisions) automatically provides revision permissions for the default WordPress users roles:

- Users in the "[Subscriber](https://publishpress.com/blog/permissions-subscribers-wordpress/)" role are not able to submit revisions. 
- Users in the "[Contributor](https://publishpress.com/blog/contributor-permissions-wordpress/)" role can submit revisions to their own published posts, but they will not be able to publish them.
- Users in the "[Author](https://publishpress.com/blog/author-permissions-wordpress/)" role can publish their own revisions immediately.
- Users in the "[Editor](https://publishpress.com/blog/editor-permissions-wordpress/)" and "Administrator" roles are able to publish revisions for any post. These users are also ideally placed to act as moderators for revisions submitted by other users. [They can get email notifications for new revisions](https://publishpress.com/docs/emails-revisionary/).

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## Permissions for the Revisor Role

[PublishPress Revisions](https://publishpress.com/links/revisions) does add one new role called "Revisor". 

The "Revisor" role is almost identical to the "Editor" role, except when a Revisor edits a published post, those changes are held for moderation. In contrast, users in the "Editor" role can publish their changes without moderation.

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/revisor.png)

When a Revisor logs into WordPress and edits a post, all they will see is the "New Revision" button, as in the image below. The Revisor submit [new revisions](https://publishpress.com/links/new-revisions) but they will never be able to publish them. They will have to wait for a higher level user to login and approve the revision.

![New Revision Link 2](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/new-revision-link-2-1024x358.png)
New Revision Link 2