Title: Access unauthorized Last modified: September 2, 2025 --- # Access unauthorized * Resolved [Limeyard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/limeyard/) * (@limeyard) * [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/access-unauthorized/) * I have set anonymous event submission, but the only way I can get access to the form is by logging in. What am I missing? * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Faccess-unauthorized%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) * [joneiseman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joneiseman/) * (@joneiseman) * [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/access-unauthorized/#post-18624547) * In addition to allowing anonymous event submission, you also need to set the default user for anonymous event submission and that user must have a role with permission to submit events. * ![](https://i0.wp.com/www.ourfamilybios.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/anonymousevents. png?ssl=1) * You can set the user role capabilities by going to Event > Settings and then select User Capabilities in the General tab. * Thread Starter [Limeyard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/limeyard/) * (@limeyard) * [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/access-unauthorized/#post-18624609) * Thanks for the prompt response. It’s much appreciated. * However, there is no ‘submit events’ option in the user roles. If I use the ‘ publish events’ option the event is published without being held for approval. * I must be missing something else? * [joneiseman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joneiseman/) * (@joneiseman) * [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/access-unauthorized/#post-18624620) * Give them permission to “Edit Events” this will give them permission to submit events. * Thread Starter [Limeyard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/limeyard/) * (@limeyard) * [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/access-unauthorized/#post-18624644) * Tried that, but the event is published without being held for approval. * [joneiseman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joneiseman/) * (@joneiseman) * [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/access-unauthorized/#post-18624651) * Just give permission to Edit Events but don’t give permission to Publish Events. * Thread Starter [Limeyard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/limeyard/) * (@limeyard) * [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/access-unauthorized/#post-18624653) * That’s what I did. * I’ve just noticed a role called ‘pending’ ,so I have changed the user’s role to that with ‘edit_events’ permitted. I shall try that. * Thread Starter [Limeyard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/limeyard/) * (@limeyard) * [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/access-unauthorized/#post-18624659) * The result is the same, I’m afraid. * Thread Starter [Limeyard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/limeyard/) * (@limeyard) * [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/access-unauthorized/#post-18624693) * And Test 7, without permissions! I keep clearing LS cache with ‘purge all’. * [https://www.ticknalllife.co.uk/calendar/](https://www.ticknalllife.co.uk/calendar/) * Thread Starter [Limeyard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/limeyard/) * (@limeyard) * [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/access-unauthorized/#post-18624721) * My apologies. I have remained logged in for most of these tests. * Having logged out, I am now at the beginning of this thread again, with ‘Access unauthorized’. * I’ll get my coat. * [joneiseman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joneiseman/) * (@joneiseman) * [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/access-unauthorized/#post-18624725) * I created a new user called Anonymous and gave them the Contributor role. When I created an event in an Incognito window it was not published but remained in the Pending state: * ![](https://i0.wp.com/www.ourfamilybios.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pending. png?ssl=1) * Here are the permissions for contributor: * ![](https://i0.wp.com/www.ourfamilybios.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/contributor. png?ssl=1) * Thread Starter [Limeyard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/limeyard/) * (@limeyard) * [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/access-unauthorized/#post-18624738) * Finally, a result! * ![](https://wordpress.org/fbc4ef8d-f27f-4754-b97e-f2c1ed219d3f) * No permissions given. And for the first time, I was asked for my name and email address. I had thought about that, all along. * Thanks for your company Jon. * Thread Starter [Limeyard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/limeyard/) * (@limeyard) * [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/access-unauthorized/#post-18624767) * Just to be clear, I gave my anonymous user the subscriber role and didn’t grant any permissions. * It just worked. Let’s hope it continues to do so. 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