The moderate_comments capability is one of the more confusing permissions in WordPress. It controls who can manage and post comments on your site. I know many of you want to control who can manage or post comments on your site, so in this guide I’ll explain how this capability works. You may also find it…
Here at PublishPress, we’re able to support almost any other WordPress plugin. However, there is one popular plugin called bbPress that doesn’t always work smoothly with our code, or other user management plugins. bbPress has over 300,000 users and is the commonly used discussion board in WordPress. I’m going to give you a guide on…
PublishPress Capabilities 2.8 is available today. This release has some changes that will be immediately obvious when you update the plugin, plus also some useful features that won’t be immediately obvious. In this guide, I’ll introduce you to four new features in PublishPress Capabilities.
This week we talked with a PublishPress user who wanted to hide “Quick Edit” for some user roles on their website. For most people, the “Quick Edit” button is not a problem, because the users probably also have access to the “Edit” button. However, in some situations, the site owners don’t want their users to…
WP All Import is a popular WordPress plugin that allows users to import large amounts of data into their WordPress site. WP ALL Import supports a variety of sources such as CSV or XML files. While the plugin offers a lot of flexibility and customization options, some users may encounter an issue when it comes…
If you run a WordPress website which allows users to log in, you probably spend a lot of time answering account questions or solving website bugs for your users. Here at PublishPress, we often have to browse our site and see exactly what the user sees. We need to test the user’s account without resetting…
If I had to pick a word to describe my experience with large WordPress sites, it’s “overwhelming”. There are so many admin notices, plugin alerts, review requests, and other demands for your attention. In the post editor, and particularly in Gutenberg, there are a ton of sidebar, tabs, settings, metaboxes, and configuration options.
In some situations, you may need to completely refresh your WordPress site. If you need to reset your WordPress user permissions, this is possible with a plugin called PublishPress Capabilities. This plugin has an option to delete all the current permissions and user roles, and restore the WordPress defaults.
Version 2.0 of the Permissions add-on is now available. This is a major update, so I’ll give you a detailed overview of what the add-on does and what has changed.