Title: Plugin updates allowed for Editor user role
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Plugin updates allowed for Editor user role

 *  Resolved [siriusly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/siriusly/)
 * (@siriusly)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-updates-allowed-for-editor-user-role/)
 * Hi — With version 2.7.1 update, I am seeing that for the user role of editor,
   the ability to update plugins is enabled by default. I cannot figure out how 
   to disable this without disabling dashboard access for the editor role. It shows
   up under the Dashboard Admin menu, and allows editor to complete updates of plugins.
   Thanks for your help!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-access-manager/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-access-manager/)

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 *  Thread Starter [siriusly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/siriusly/)
 * (@siriusly)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-updates-allowed-for-editor-user-role/#post-4987437)
 * I resolved this by deleting the user and creating a new user for this person 
   with the editor role. Not sure why that worked. Perhaps because the person had
   previously had an admin role?
 *  [vasyl_m](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vasyl_m/)
 * (@vasyl_m)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-updates-allowed-for-editor-user-role/#post-4987637)
 * Hi **siriusly**,
    It might be a case when you added capabilities that should 
   not be assigned to that user.
 *  I’m glad you found the solution.
    Appreciate your interest in AAM. Vasyl

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 * Last activity: [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-updates-allowed-for-editor-user-role/#post-4987637)
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