Create custom roles with editing capability for only specific pages, categories and post types.
As of April 2026, Custom Access Roles is a WordPress roles plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP 5.6.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Members – Membership & User Role Editor….
NEW IN VERSION 2.0.0: Users with a custom role will now only see the posts or pages they are assigned to. We’ve also streamlined the admin interface for easier configuration, and included additional instructions to help you get the proper capabilities assigned to your custom roles.
Custom Access Roles allows you to create, edit and delete custom roles for editing content. It was created to fill a need for a role editor plugin that is focused on providing easy-to-use admin tools for restricting content editing access. It is not concerned with restricting viewing access on the front end.
It is specifically intended for large sites with multiple content editors, where editors (by role, not individually) need to be restricted to only being able to edit specific areas of the site.
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| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | 5.6.0+ required |
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