Title: Cannot use Editor role
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Cannot use Editor role

 *  Resolved [project_subdomain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/project_subdomain/)
 * (@project_subdomain)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-use-editor-role/)
 * Hi,
    I need to use wordpress’ default user role ‘editor’. When clicking ‘edit’
   at frontend the site redirects to home only, same with trying to access /wp-admin.(
   just same behaviour as for authors which is desired for authors). How could I
   use the editor role again? Access to backend for editor only would be ok also.
 * Any help would be great!
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 *  [Teodor Cosofret](https://wordpress.org/support/users/teodor-cosofret/)
 * (@teodor-cosofret)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-use-editor-role/#post-6595967)
 * Hi,
 * Can you explain better what are you trying to achieve? You can register users
   with the role of Editor if you insert role=”editor” in the wppb-register shortcode–
   example [wppb-register role=”editor”]. You can read more [here](http://www.cozmoslabs.com/docs/profile-builder-2/shortcodes/#Creating_a_Front-end_Register_page).
 * To manage roles and permissions I suggest you use a free plugin called [Members](http://wordpress.org/plugins/members/).
 * Best regards,
 *  Thread Starter [project_subdomain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/project_subdomain/)
 * (@project_subdomain)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-use-editor-role/#post-6596043)
 * thanks for replying!
 * Created an user with the shortcode [wppb-register role=”editor”] which is successfully
   registered as editor. Unfortunately when logged in as editor it’s the same behaviour
   I described above (redirect to home when trying to edit a post or page or trying
   to access /wp-admin).
 * I’d just like to use an editor instead using admin for security reasons to be
   able to create posts and pages.
 * How is the plugin designed for the editor role by default, anyway (backend access/
   front-end edit?)?
 *  [Teodor Cosofret](https://wordpress.org/support/users/teodor-cosofret/)
 * (@teodor-cosofret)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-use-editor-role/#post-6596104)
 * Hi,
 * Here you can see the default permissions for the Role Editor – [https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities#Editor](https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities#Editor).
 * To edit the permissions for the Role Editor, install Members plugins and go to
   Users -> Roles -> Select Editor and click on Edit -> Grant the permissions that
   you want and Update.
 * Best regards,
 *  Thread Starter [project_subdomain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/project_subdomain/)
 * (@project_subdomain)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-use-editor-role/#post-6596112)
 * hi,
    guess we misunderstood. I don’t want to edit any permissions of the role
   editor, but just would like to use the wordpress editor role with default permissions
   while having this plugin in use.
 * Registering an user with editor role with above shortcode just does not grant
   any permissions that role has by default.
 * This makes me wonder how the editor role works with this plugin as it does not
   allow access to the backend, also (where the most options for editors are)..
 *  [Teodor Cosofret](https://wordpress.org/support/users/teodor-cosofret/)
 * (@teodor-cosofret)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-use-editor-role/#post-6596191)
 * Hi,
 * I tested it out and it works correctly. Can you try other roles in the shortcode
   to see if you the user has the right permissions?
    Also do you use any other 
   plugin for register / roles / redirect / members?
 * Best regards,

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