Title: capabilities error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# capabilities error

 *  Resolved [davidosomething](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidosomething/)
 * (@davidosomething)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/capabilities-error/)
 * Trying on 3.5.1
    “Sorry, you do not have permission to edit plugins.” on save
   note as Administrator
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/plugin-notes/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/plugin-notes/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Juliette Reinders Folmer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrf/)
 * (@jrf)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/capabilities-error/#post-3418454)
 * See the solution to this [here](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-plugin-notes-won%E2%80%99t-save-notes-in-341?replies=3).
 *  Thread Starter [davidosomething](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidosomething/)
 * (@davidosomething)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/capabilities-error/#post-3418461)
 * So maybe it’s because I have these lines in my wp-config?
    define(‘DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT’,
   true); define(‘DISALLOW_FILE_MODS’, true);
 * Any chance you could upgrade the plugin to read that and use install_plugin instead
   of edit_plugin permission instead?
 *  Plugin Author [Juliette Reinders Folmer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrf/)
 * (@jrf)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/capabilities-error/#post-3418462)
 * Yup, those are the ones 😉
 * And even though I’m not the author of the plugin, I’m working on a new version
   which will solve this + add lots of new features. Should be done soon. If you’re
   interested in testing it me know.
 *  Thread Starter [davidosomething](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidosomething/)
 * (@davidosomething)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/capabilities-error/#post-3418463)
 * oh sorry, thought you were the author!

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 * Last reply from: [davidosomething](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidosomething/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/capabilities-error/#post-3418463)
 * Status: resolved