Title: Admin access except users
Last modified: October 16, 2025

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# Admin access except users

 *  Resolved [onojane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onojane/)
 * (@onojane)
 * [7 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-access-except-users/)
 * I have created a clone of the administrator role, and only removed the capabilities
   in the Users category. However I still find that there are things that I cannot
   do using that role that administrators can do. Like for instance, I cannot delete
   an image in the Media Library. What is wrong?

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 *  Plugin Support [Omar ElHawary](https://wordpress.org/support/users/omarelhawary/)
 * (@omarelhawary)
 * [7 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-access-except-users/#post-18685110)
 * Hi [@onojane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onojane/),
 * I tried to replicate this on my end by cloning the Administrator role and removing
   only the _Users_ capabilities, but I was still able to delete images in the Media
   Library.
 * Could you please check if you have any other plugins installed that extend or
   restrict media permissions? For example, plugins that manage uploads, file access,
   or author-specific media can sometimes override the default capabilities.
 * Once we know that, we can narrow this down further.
 *  Thread Starter [onojane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onojane/)
 * (@onojane)
 * [7 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-access-except-users/#post-18685834)
 * Hi Omar, I tried disabling all plugins except Members and changed my theme to
   Twenty-Twenty-Five but the problem still exists.
 *  Plugin Support [Omar ElHawary](https://wordpress.org/support/users/omarelhawary/)
 * (@omarelhawary)
 * [7 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-access-except-users/#post-18687974)
 * Hi [@onojane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onojane/),
 * Thanks for testing that and confirming it happens even with only Members active
   and a default theme.
 * To help us better understand what’s going on, could you please share:
    1. A short screen recording showing how to reproduce the issue step by step.
    2. A screenshot of the role’s capabilities (from _Members > Roles > [select the
       role]_) so we can see what permissions are currently enabled.
 * That information will help us pinpoint exactly where the issue is coming from.
 * Thanks so much for your help — we’ll take it from there once we have that info.
 *  Thread Starter [onojane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onojane/)
 * (@onojane)
 * [7 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-access-except-users/#post-18689991)
 * Sorry, I guess I changed more than the user capabilities and forgot. I cloned
   the administrator again and changed the settings for Users only and I can delete
   Media Library files. Do you have any idea what other capabilities are needed 
   for this as I did not remove any capabilities in the Media category.
    -  This reply was modified 7 months, 1 week ago by [onojane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onojane/).
 *  Plugin Support [Omar ElHawary](https://wordpress.org/support/users/omarelhawary/)
 * (@omarelhawary)
 * [7 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-access-except-users/#post-18690501)
 * Hi [@onojane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onojane/),
 * Sorry, but as I got you want to allow users role to delete media files, so am
   I missing something?
 * Regards,

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 * Last reply from: [Omar ElHawary](https://wordpress.org/support/users/omarelhawary/)
 * Last activity: [7 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-access-except-users/#post-18690501)
 * Status: resolved