Title: Plugin doesn't work for authors
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Plugin doesn't work for authors

 *  Resolved [savicmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/savicmi/)
 * (@savicmi)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-work-for-authors/)
 * I noticed that users with “Author” role, can view Post Thumbnail Editor links,
   but it will not work for them. Thus, these links are useless. If I assign edit_others_posts
   capability to authors, it will work, but then they will be able to change other
   posts too, but it’s pointless for the role of authors (key difference between
   an author and an editor).
 * I want that authors can use Post Thumbnail Editor, but without the ability to
   change other people’s posts. Is it possible?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-thumbnail-editor/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-thumbnail-editor/)

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 *  Plugin Author [sewpafly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sewpafly/)
 * (@sewpafly)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-work-for-authors/#post-5369719)
 * You can give a user the ‘pte-edit’ capability and they should have the ability
   to actually change the thumbnails. (Currently it checks for either ‘edit_post’
   or ‘pte-edit’). But, you’re right about creating the links for posts where the
   user doesn’t have permission, I’ll take a look at that and see what I need to
   do.
 *  Thread Starter [savicmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/savicmi/)
 * (@savicmi)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-work-for-authors/#post-5369767)
 * pte-edit helped. Thanks!

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 * Last reply from: [savicmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/savicmi/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-work-for-authors/#post-5369767)
 * Status: resolved