PublishPress Capabilities – User Role Editor, Access Permissions, User Capabilities, Admin Menus

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1. ★★★★★ armnetworking

   2mo ago

   Finally found something that has exactly what I needed. Together with Permissions this is a software the developer should be proud of. Simple but complex

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2. ★★★★★ shandonc

   8mo ago

   One of the greatest strengths of this PublishPress plugin is its full customization capabilities. If you can dream up a new process for managing capabilities based on groups, users, roles, etc., you can almost certainly build it using Capabilities and/or Permissions. That said, things can get complicated fast. With full customization comes very unique problems. I’ve reached out to PublishPress support on more than one occasion for assistance with our custom configuration. Each time, they’ve been patient and helpful, offering several suggestions and working with me until I can get the problem solved. I highly recommend any of their plugins, especially due to their great customer support!

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3. ★★★★★ panduka

   10mo ago

   very good plugin

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4. ★★★★★ DolbyPR

   11mo ago

   I liked the plugin, the plugin is good!

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5. ★★★★★ ulcra

   11mo ago

   Perfect. Makes it so easy to fine tune contributors access to data. Keep up the good work!

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6. ★★★★★ vaclavek

   12mo ago

   Your user permissions system is super flexible! I was able to set different media access levels for authors and editors with just a few clicks. Saves me from using extra plugins!

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7. ★★★★★ naresh11381

   1.1y ago

   Great plugin with reliable and responsive support.

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8. ★★★★★ Filip Krejcik

   1.2y ago

   This plugin makes administration of user roles on a really granular level so much easier.Even when something was unclear, I received instant and really competent support from the team.Highly recommended.

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5 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 PublishPress Capabilities <= 2.31.0 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-02-20 CVE-2026-32394 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.31.0 Patched in 2.32.0
2. High · 7.2 PublishPress Capabilities <= 2.5.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection ↗
   2022-10-10 CVE-2022-3366 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 2.5.1 Patched in 2.5.2
3. Medium · 6.1 PublishPress Capabilities <= 2.3.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-01-13 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.3.2 Patched in 2.3.3
4. Critical · 9.8 PublishPress Capabilities <= 2.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update ↗
   2021-12-08 CVE-2021-25032 Missing Authorization Affects < 2.3.1 Patched in 2.3.1
5. High · 7.2 PublishPress Capabilities <= 1.5.8 - Authenticated SQL Injection ↗
   2018-06-20 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects < 1.5.9 Patched in 1.5.9

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Translated into 25 languages, 9 at 90% or more

Plus 1 more locale with partial translations.

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Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• RoleMaster Suite – User Role Editor for E-Commerce, Membership & Admin Panel 700+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B
• Highland Software Custom Role Manager — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• Titanium User Role Manager, Capabilities & Access Control — installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
• Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• PublishPress Permissions: Control User Access for Posts, Pages, Categories, Tags 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Post Lockdown 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A

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PublishPress Capabilities – User Role Editor, Access Permissions, User Capabilities, Admin Menus: 100K+ active installs, 4.7★ (143 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-26. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/capability-manager-enhanced