Roles & Capabilities
by Ariel 5 (7 reviews)

Roles & Capabilities

Take full control of user roles and capabilities in WordPress with an intuitive, powerful interface.

Roles & Capabilities ranks #5,451 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #552 of 4,932 in the Utilities & Tools category, a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews, and was last updated Dec 19, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1)
v1.1.14 Current Version v1.1.14
Updated 8 months ago Last Update on 19 Dec, 2025
Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#552 of 4,932 in Utilities & Tools Top 10% by installs Downloads +71.6% this week
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#5,451
-3 this week
Active Installs
1K+
-45.3%
KW Avg Position
57.8
0.2 better
Downloads
30.3K
+70 today
Support Resolved
0%
No change
Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (7 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 84.1%
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Rank Changes

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Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
7 reviews
Overall 100%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

  1. Roles & Capabilities [leira-roles] < 1.1.10

    CVE-2024-8732 · Fixed in v1.1.10

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators who need to manage user roles and capabilities. It solves the problem of customizing user permissions without writing code, restricting access to admins only for security.

  • Create and manage custom roles
  • Edit role names and capabilities
  • Clone existing roles
  • Grant or revoke user capabilities
  • Create custom capabilities
  • Remove user-defined capabilities

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Roles & Capabilities

Yes! You can create new roles and assign the capabilities that best suit your needs.
No. Default roles are core to WordPress and cannot be removed for security and stability reasons.
Absolutely. Roles can be created without any capabilities assigned.
Yes. The plugin lets you define and assign new custom capabilities.
No. Core capabilities are essential for WordPress to function correctly and are protected.

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