Title: Plugin level permission
Last modified: February 3, 2022

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# Plugin level permission

 *  [djwilko12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/djwilko12/)
 * (@djwilko12)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-level-permission/)
 * Hello!
    Is there a way to allow a shop manager role permission to access a specific
   plugin settings? As far as i see, i can allow/disallow access to all plugins,
   but i would like to limit this permission to a specific plugin. Thank you!

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 *  Plugin Author [Vladimir Garagulya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shinephp/)
 * (@shinephp)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-level-permission/#post-15348980)
 * Hi,
 * It depends from a plugin. If it uses unique capability to protect its settings,
   then you can. If it uses WordPress internal ‘manage_options’ capability, like
   a lot of plugins do, you can not without using additional custom features, like
   Pro version “Admin menu blocking” add-on or similar.
 *  Thread Starter [djwilko12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/djwilko12/)
 * (@djwilko12)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-level-permission/#post-15351086)
 * Thank you Vladimir.
    Would you please guide me on how should i do in order to
   check whether that specific plugin uses a unique capability and how can i allow
   a shop manager to manage it? Waiting your reply. Thanks
 *  Plugin Author [Vladimir Garagulya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shinephp/)
 * (@shinephp)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-level-permission/#post-15353444)
 * 1) Ask question to plugin support and/or developer;
    or 2) Make context search
   through .php file inside plugin folder for these patterns: ‘current_user_can’,‘
   add_options_page’, ‘add_menu’, ‘add_submenu’. You can find the used user capability
   inside these commands, if plugin use them.
 *  Thread Starter [djwilko12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/djwilko12/)
 * (@djwilko12)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-level-permission/#post-15355476)
 * Hi Vladimir
    Thanks for your fast reply and sorry for this confusion. What i 
   meant was, in case the plugin is using this unique capability, my intention was
   to ask you how to do in **your plugin** to create a specific access to shop manager
   role to this specific plugin´s settings. Thank you!

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