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title: Capabilities Will Not Save For Some Plugins
description: "Occasionally, you may find that permissions are not stored when you click \"Save Changes\" in [PublishPress Capabilities](https://publishpress.com/links/capabilities). This will not happen for all the permissions on screen. Only the settings for some plugins will fail to save. ![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Save-change-1024x556.png) Save Changes…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/troubleshooting-capabilities/"
updated: "2023-05-04"
category: PublishPress Capabilities / Troubleshooting Capabilities
---

# Capabilities Will Not Save For Some Plugins

Occasionally, you may find that permissions are not stored when you click "Save Changes" in [PublishPress Capabilities](https://publishpress.com/links/capabilities). This will not happen for all the permissions on screen. Only the settings for some plugins will fail to save.

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Save-change-1024x556.png)
Save Changes Wont Save

This is because a few plugins do not use the correct approach for WordPress permissions.

By default, WordPress stores permissions in the database of each site. 99% of plugins follow this approach. However, a few plugins try to avoid the default system. This can result in changes not saving.

These plugins currently have this issue:

- [bbPress](https://publishpress.com/blog/permissions/bbpress-roles-capabilities/)
- WooCommerce Support Ticket