Title: cms restriction
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# cms restriction

 *  [Zync](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zync/)
 * (@zync)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cms-restriction/)
 * Dear supporters,
 * I’d like to open the blog up to large groups of users, with Author roles for 
   new accounts. There’s a risk Authors will use options that will damage the site
   or business.
 * To avoid that I should limit their CMS options, in the dashboard and when creating
   a new post. It’s a fixed and specific need that will not change any time soon.
 * I’ve included some screenshots and details in this doc: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wmCTlCKt0eEiH9VBzDfYnzHMPkFG5PEKV3xy_vcQUc4/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wmCTlCKt0eEiH9VBzDfYnzHMPkFG5PEKV3xy_vcQUc4/edit?usp=sharing)
 * Any advice on controlling user environments for the safety of the site and business,
   and on any preferred plugin, would really ease my burden here … 😉
 * All the best
    Bert

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 *  Moderator [Bet Hannon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bethannon1/)
 * (@bethannon1)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cms-restriction/#post-6766906)
 * Hi Burt!
 * Unfortunately, I’m not able to view your Google doc.
 * You can always control the capabilities of particular users using one of several
   different plugins that allow you to fine-tune whether or not a user has particular
   capabilities. User Role Editor is one plugin, another is Members by Justin Tadlock.
 * Pretty much, Author-level users can only create and edit their own posts. Maybe
   you can briefly outline what you’re worried that these users might do?
 *  Thread Starter [Zync](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zync/)
 * (@zync)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cms-restriction/#post-6766911)
 * Whoopsie this should work [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aCczc4XZxKvcDfoq31UCG4uWUnBwDUTZqDHIY2We3uQ/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aCczc4XZxKvcDfoq31UCG4uWUnBwDUTZqDHIY2We3uQ/edit?usp=sharing)
 * Thanks!
 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cms-restriction/#post-6766914)
 * Side note: [@zync](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zync/) Please do not create
   multiple topics for the same thing. Those duplicates get deleted when found. 
   Also don’t use all caps, that’s considered rude.
 * Have you considered the plugins that Bet suggested above?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-role-editor/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-role-editor/)
   
   [https://wordpress.org/plugins/members/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/members/)
 * The default WordPress roles are not bad at all but for granular control like 
   that you really do need a plugin.
 *  Thread Starter [Zync](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zync/)
 * (@zync)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cms-restriction/#post-6766915)
 * Sorry for overstepping, and missing that.
    Thanks for your help, Members seems
   to cover everything.
 *  Moderator [Bet Hannon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bethannon1/)
 * (@bethannon1)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cms-restriction/#post-6766916)
 * Cool! I’ll mark this resolved, but don’t hesitate to open a new topic if new 
   questions come up!
 *  Thread Starter [Zync](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zync/)
 * (@zync)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cms-restriction/#post-6766918)
 * Can I keep this one open?
 * I was really enthusiastic when I started checking boxes to include and exclude
   options from the Author Roles, great UI. But the most important I need “Author
   Role cannot create New Tags or Categories (just select existing ones)” isn’t 
   covered :-(!
 * I don’t know if I should abandon Members for an alternative, as it covers 99%
   just not the 1 most important …
 * Or should find somebody to code this extra bit for me?
 * Thanks again
 * _[ [No bumping please](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#No_Bumping). ]_

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