Title: Security issue
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Security issue

 *  [lip3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lip3/)
 * (@lip3)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-24/)
 * Hello,
 * First of all I thank you guys for develop this plugin. I need to say as well 
   that I’m not a english speaker, so sorry about any ununderstandable line.
 * Let me explain the problem with security.
 * This plugin uses CSS classes to hide the content of wordpress, but every browser
   nowadays has an option to “inspect element”. With this option is possible to 
   show everything the Adminimize hides, just unchecking the CSS (display: none !
   important;) elements.
 * Today I created a new custom field to a custom post. I needed to hide from the
   users who had the “movies” role. So I added the class “acf15” in the write movies–
   option of adminimize plugin.
 * After that, I logged in as a Movies role user. Then I do a right mouse click -
   > inspect element – uncheck the “display none” check box and the field show up
   again.
 * How boring is that?
 * Once again thank you, but this plugin is useless, with you need some security
   over the hide fields.
 * How to resolve this problem?
 * Thank you so much!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adminimize/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adminimize/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Frank Bueltge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bueltge/)
 * (@bueltge)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-24/#post-3547834)
 * Thanks for your feedback.
    The plugin use many different functions to hide areas.
   Also the way about css, especially for custom options. The plugin change not 
   on the rights, roles – only hide the area for better to worm; see, what the user
   want. If you will hide areas, completly, than it is always possible via php funtions
   from the wp core. It is possible for the plugin to use this, then I will use.
   But often is the problem the ID, the key of a object. Often it is not possible
   to read, know about this, the key, the ID of a object dynamicly in WordPress 
   to create a option in Adminimize. If you have users, there have enough know how
   about the DOM to see areas, than is Adminimize not the right solution for this
   requirement. I think, then is a custom plugin smaller and faster.

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 * Last reply from: [Frank Bueltge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bueltge/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-24/#post-3547834)
 * Status: not resolved