Title: allow Editor access
Last modified: January 25, 2018

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# allow Editor access

 *  [maxgx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maxgx/)
 * (@maxgx)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-editor-access/)
 * hi,
    is there any way to allow Editors (or any similar role) access to the Transients
   Manager screen?

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Pippin Williamson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mordauk/)
 * (@mordauk)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-editor-access/#post-9944638)
 * Right now it requires the “manage_options” capability. Perhaps in the future 
   I can add a new capability that would permit editors access.
 *  Thread Starter [maxgx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maxgx/)
 * (@maxgx)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-editor-access/#post-9946504)
 * right, ok. thanks.
    yet another plugin to block updates for then.
 * it’s not an issue with your plugin alone, it’s something that, as developer, 
   i happen to ask quite many times.
 * i understand most of the times is not easy, there may be actions that should 
   better stay with ‘administrator’ roles, but i’d love to see (when possible) the
   option left to the ‘administrator’ to decide whether ‘editor’ can access settings
   too.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Pippin Williamson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mordauk/)
 * (@mordauk)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-editor-access/#post-9956945)
 * Why does the lack of editor access mean that you need to block updates to it?
 *  Thread Starter [maxgx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maxgx/)
 * (@maxgx)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-editor-access/#post-9968453)
 * i’ve modified add_management_page’s capability in transient-manager.php to allow
   Editor access. i thought i’d better block plugin updates to prevent loosing the
   hack and leave a note to other administrators about it.
    i’m still looking for
   ways to block plugin updates whilst getting a nag about any new version available,
   instead of unset the response from site_transient_update_plugins anyway, Transients
   is the third “unset” plugin, all of them cos Editor access was needed and achieved
   through hacks. some plugins allow it [through filters](https://kb.mc4wp.com/allow-editor-role-access-plugin-settings)

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 * Last reply from: [maxgx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maxgx/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/allow-editor-access/#post-9968453)
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