Capability vs.

Role Table
There are a number of roles a Wordpress User can be assigned, this table shows the capabilities that each has. This information is taken from http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities

Capability manage_network manage_sites manage_network_users manage_network_themes manage_network_options unfiltered_html Capability activate_plugins create_users delete_plugins delete_themes delete_users edit_files edit_plugins edit_theme_options edit_themes edit_users export import install_plugins install_themes list_users manage_options promote_users remove_users switch_themes unfiltered_upload update_core update_plugins update_themes edit_dashboard Capability moderate_comments manage_categories manage_links edit_others_posts edit_pages edit_others_pages

Super Admin Administrator Editor Author Contributor Subscriber Y Y Y Y Y Y Super Admin Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Super Admin Y Y Y Y Y Y Administrator Editor Author Contributor Subscriber Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Administrator Y Y Y Y Y Y Editor Author Contributor Subscriber Y Y Y Y Y Y

Capability edit_published_pages publish_pages delete_pages delete_others_pages delete_published_pages delete_others_posts delete_private_posts edit_private_posts read_private_posts delete_private_pages edit_private_pages read_private_pages Capability edit_published_posts upload_files publish_posts delete_published_posts Capability edit_posts delete_posts Capability read Capability

Super Admin Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Super Admin Y Y Y Y

Administrator Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Administrator Y Y Y Y

Editor Author Contributor Subscriber Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Editor Y Y Y Y Author Contributor Subscriber Y Y Y Y

Super Admin Administrator Editor Author Contributor Subscriber Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Super Admin Administrator Editor Author Contributor Subscriber Y Y Y Y Y Y Super Admin Administrator Editor Author Contributor Subscriber

Paul Webster www.watfordgapservices.org.uk

@watfordgap

February 2013

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