User Role Editor Pro is a plugin that enables administrators to modify user roles and capabilities within WordPress. It provides a user interface for managing what actions different user roles can perform on a website, allowing customization of default WordPress roles and creation of new roles with specific permission sets.

Key Features

Role Management - Create, edit, and delete custom user roles with specific capability assignments
Capability Editing - Add or remove individual capabilities from any user role
User Role Assignment - Assign and modify roles for individual users on the site
Default Role Modification - Customize the default role assigned to newly registered users
Capability Inheritance - Control which capabilities are inherited by roles from parent roles
Role Duplication - Create new roles by duplicating existing ones and modifying as needed
Bulk User Management - Modify roles for multiple users simultaneously
Permission Hierarchy - Manage complex permission structures and role dependencies
Admin Interface - Intuitive dashboard for viewing and managing all roles and capabilities
Role Backup - Save and restore role configurations

Best For

This plugin is designed for WordPress site administrators who need granular control over user permissions and access levels. It is useful for multi-author sites, membership communities, and enterprise installations where different user groups require different capabilities. Organizations managing complex permission structures or those needing to restrict specific WordPress features from certain user roles will find this tool beneficial.

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Core version: 4.65
Core version was updated to 4.65

Improved

Marked as compatible with WordPress 7.0
Minor fixes to pages markup are applied to correspond WordPress 7.0 CSS changes.
"defined('ABSPATH')" guard was added to all PHP files to exclude PHP files direct execution.
sanitize_text_field(), sanitize_key(), sanitize_url() functions are used to secure user input before processing.
_nonce field checking was added before data update in addition checking made already on the higher level.
Meta Boxes Access add-on: data is updated via AJAX without full page refresh now.
Other Roles Access add-on: data is updated via AJAX without full page refresh now.
Posts Edit Access add-on: data for role is updated without full page refresh via AJAX now.
Plugins Access add-on: data is updated via AJAX without full page refresh now.
Import role CSV: uploaded file .csv extention and mime type checking were added.
"Users->User Role Editor->Import" button is hidden in case page is opened from the WP Multisite -> Network admin. Use it from the selected single site only.

Fixed

Users->User Role Editor->Import: single user role was imported successfully but the empty page was shown instead of URE page with successful import notification.
Meta Boxes Access add-on: WP Multisite: Network Admin->Users->User Role Editor->Meta Boxes: current role does not lose now all capabilities after the 'Update' button click.
Other Roles Access add-on: WP Multisite: Network Admin->Users->User Role Editor->Other Roles: current role does not lose now all capabilities after the 'Update' button click.
Posts Edit Access add-on: WP Multisite: Network Admin->Users->User Role Editor->Posts Edit: current role does not lose now all capabilities after the 'Update' button click.
Plugins Access add-on: WP Multisite: Network Admin->Users->User Role Editor->Plugins: current role does not lose now all capabilities after the 'Update' button click.
Export roles CSV download file with .pdf extension in the FireFox browser. Content type header was replaced to 'text/plain'.

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