Comments on: Users, roles, and capabilities in WordPress

By: BP

BP — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:47:52 +0000

Nice to see someone spending time on the more technical plugins, have taken up a few recommendations many, many thanks for your hard work. bp

By: John Glass

John Glass — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:47:47 +0000

Although I am not running the plugin your basic outlining of users, roles ect was incredible. Such a simple explanation that I can show my Mom understand a little more. Thank you

By: Andrei Gheorghiu

Andrei Gheorghiu — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:16:03 +0000

Oops. Sorry. Meant to post the above on the members plugin page.

By: Andrei Gheorghiu

Andrei Gheorghiu — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:02:30 +0000

I have tested the post/page limitations and, not surprisingly, it works like a charm.

However, there is one thing that’s not as it should, i suppose. I know it’s much more difficult to achieve, but it would be nice if forbidden pages/posts wouldn’t appear in the list for the users who cannot view their contents.

It’s pretty annoying to see a large structure from which one can only access a small part. Also, one has to find out on a trial and error basis which are the sections of the site he can access and has to remember them.

I guess hiding forbidden pages/posts in: widgets, menus and admin area would make a big change for this plugin.
Is this achievable?

I’ll test it some more.
So far it’s pretty neat, like everything you do.
Good work.

By: Justin Tadlock

Justin Tadlock — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:22:02 +0000

Larry — Thanks. So far, the plugin is doing well. Carmellita — I'm glad I got a chance to clarify a few things. I used to be totally confused about how the system worked too.

By: Carmellita

Carmellita — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:53:00 +0000

Thanks a bunch for this information, user roles have been somewhat confusing for me, I’ve got some clarity thanks to this post here. Thanks again.

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:55:12 +0000

Good luck with the plugins! I like the permissions features you discuss in your article. I took a look a the screenshot and that is pretty detailed!

By: Justin Tadlock

Justin Tadlock — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:27:24 +0000

estetik — You can quote any article from anywhere given proper attribution. David C Ballard — I could definitely see how using the role/cap system could be beneficial to running a children's site, especially one where restrictions need to be set firmly in place. Christian Hollingsworth — Definitely. It's all about restricting/granting access the way you want.

By: Christian Hollingsworth

Christian Hollingsworth — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:42:21 +0000

It’s very important to understand roles for users when incorporating user commenting and/or forums with your blog. You don’t want spammers to go wild. Great post!

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