PublishPress Permissions Pro

PublishPress Permissions Pro lets you manage who can view or edit WordPress posts, pages, taxonomy terms, media, and custom post types. Assign permissions to roles, individual visitors, or custom groups, and set rules for specific content entries.

Set rules for content and media

Posts, pages, and taxonomy terms have controls for choosing who may read or edit them. You can also hide other users’ posts in the WordPress admin area from users who cannot edit those posts. To manage a custom post type, enable it under Permissions > Settings > Core > Filtered Post Types, then configure its permissions.

Media Library permissions control who can view or edit pictures and documents. Settings can allow users to access another person’s upload when it is attached to a post they can read or edit. Permissions Pro can also block direct public access to media file URLs; access can depend on whether someone may view a post that includes the file.

Organize audiences and page sections

Create custom visitor groups to apply rules to defined audiences. The extension includes groups for logged-in and logged-out users. Its optional Content Visibility module can show or hide sections based on login status, roles, capabilities, usernames, or Permission Groups. Enable Content Visibility under Permissions > Settings > Features, then view and copy shortcode examples under Permissions > Settings > Shortcodes. With the default all condition, every selected requirement must be met; the any condition grants access when at least one selected requirement is met.

Configure Pro processes

• Restricted-content teasers: Show public teaser text before private content. If you display a login form, its redirect can return visitors to the content they requested.
• Personal content: Automatically make individual posts or pages for users, as well as WooCommerce products or another post type defined on the site.
• Publishing statuses: Add workflow statuses beyond Draft, Pending Review, and Published. Each status can have its own capability requirements.
• Visibility statuses: Create options such as Premium for content intended for paying members or Staff for people who run the website.
• Editorial and Visibility Circles: Limit editing or viewing to content authored by users in the same group. For example, an Editorial Circle for Pages can let users edit pages authored by other circle members.

Connect related plugins

Permissions Pro integrates with BuddyPress, bbPress, WPML, and Relevanssi for workflows involving those add-ons.

Set up Permissions Pro

Install the add-on, then configure access from its options and the permission boxes available for supported content. Start with user groups and viewing rules, then add editing permissions, visibility conditions, statuses, teasers, or circles to fit your workflow.