Title: Separate capability Last modified: December 21, 2021 --- # Separate capability * Resolved [klishb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/klishb/) * (@klishb) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/separate-capability/) * I’m trying to better secure some sites I manage. I need staff to be able to manage the notification bar, but I cannot give them this capability in WordPress without giving them manage_options. If I give them manage_options then they have access to several site administration options that they do not need. * Can you please give your plugin its own WordPress capability? Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * Plugin Support [Swathi S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swathiswpfront/) * (@swathiswpfront) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/separate-capability/#post-15186768) * Hi [@klishb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/klishb/), * You can use the ‘WPFRONT_NOTIFICATION_BAR_EDIT_CAPABILITY’ constant to change the capability checked by the Notification Bar. * For more information please go through the below link [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-custom-settings-page-editor-access/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-custom-settings-page-editor-access/) * Thanks! * Thread Starter [klishb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/klishb/) * (@klishb) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/separate-capability/#post-15188250) * Can this be implemented as a hook or only by defining in wp-config.php? * Plugin Support [Swathi S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swathiswpfront/) * (@swathiswpfront) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/separate-capability/#post-15188650) * You can also use the ‘wpfront_notification_bar_edit_capability’ filter to set custom capability. * Thanks! * Thread Starter [klishb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/klishb/) * (@klishb) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/separate-capability/#post-15189120) * So far this is not working for me. I defined it in wp-config.php in the same area I have other things defined. I then added it as a custom capability using PublishPress Capabilities. I then granted that capability to the role for the user I’m testing with. * The end result is I don’t see the Settings menu at all and if I try to access the notification bar settings page I’m told access denied. Not sure what I’m missing. I’ve triple checked my work. Everything looks right. * Thread Starter [klishb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/klishb/) * (@klishb) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/separate-capability/#post-15189623) * It’s definitely changing it when I define it in wp-config.php because as the admin I lose access. Even if I add that capability to the Administrator role I still can’t access it. As soon as I remove that line from wp-config.php it works again. * Plugin Author [Syam Mohan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/syammohanm/) * (@syammohanm) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/separate-capability/#post-15189819) * You can define the constant anywhere, not necessarily in wp-config. * Please make sure that, your capability is enabled for the role, use a role editor plugin like “WPFront User Role Editor”. * Another option is to use the PRO version of this plugin, which has a predefined set of custom capabilities to control all functionalities. It is also integrated with “WPFront User Role Editor”, so that you can see the capabilities in a different section. * Thread Starter [klishb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/klishb/) * (@klishb) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/separate-capability/#post-15191158) * As I mentioned, I tried that using the PublishPress Capabilities plugin. I also tried Members plugin. I don’t use “WPFront User Role Editor” on my sites, but it should be doing the same thing. * Plugin Author [Syam Mohan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/syammohanm/) * (@syammohanm) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/separate-capability/#post-15196735) * I agree, it should be doing the same thing. Also it should be working at this point. * Thread Starter [klishb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/klishb/) * (@klishb) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/separate-capability/#post-15210937) * Not sure what the issue was, but this fixed it for me: * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-giving-custom-capability/#post-15199412](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-giving-custom-capability/#post-15199412) * Plugin Support [Swathi S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swathiswpfront/) * (@swathiswpfront) * [4 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/separate-capability/#post-15217096) * The filter is the alternate way to set custom capability. * Your previous code wasn’t working may be due to the invisible characters in the code. - This reply was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by [Swathi S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swathiswpfront/). 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