restrict EVERYTHING except posting to a category

  • Hi,

    I’ve restricted users to only see the “post” tab when loggin in to the admin screen (using a plugin). I’ve removed every option for changing category etc by hiding it. So whatever they post will come up in a category I’ve decided when I created that user (also using a plugin). But these users can still access a lot of stuff by for instance visiting “/wp-admin/edit.php”. There they can edit any post for instance. Is there a way to restrict for REAL, not just by removing and hiding buttons and options?

    Thank in advance!

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  • Hi kukhen. I’m somewhat new to WordPress Role’s myself, but maybe I can help get this sorted out for you.

    Do you know what roles you have the users set to? For example, are they set to Authors?

    At Roles and Capabilities:

    # Editor – Somebody who can publish and manage posts and pages as well as manage other users’ posts, etc.

    # Author – Somebody who can publish and manage their own posts

    # Contributor – Somebody who can write and manage their posts but not publish them

    I’ve used Justin Tadlock’s excellent Members plugin to do this. When you install the plugin, you’ll be able to choose which roles should be allowed to do what. For example, you can restrict Editors to only be able to Create Posts, Edit Their Own Posts, and Delete Their Own Posts.

    Using this type of plugin also takes care of hiding any unneeded icons and links in the admin. If the user does access a file directly, they are notified that they do not have the appropriate capabilities to perform the action.

    Just make sure that you leave an Administrator user will full capabilities to manage other users. Also, be sure to read the full documentation in the plugin’s download file. Remember, you’re working with site permissions here!

    Hope this helps!

    Thread Starter kukhen

    (@kukhen)

    Yes indeed it helped!

    Thank you a lot ??

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