Title: Widgets adding
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Widgets adding

 *  Resolved [geofones](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geofones/)
 * (@geofones)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-adding/)
 * Is itpossible for an Editor to be given adding/editing Widgets? Can’t see an 
   option for doing that.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/capability-manager-enhanced/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/capability-manager-enhanced/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Kevin Behrens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevinb/)
 * (@kevinb)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-adding/#post-3614301)
 * WordPress requires the edit_theme_options capability to edit widgets.
 *  [omegazzz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/omegazzz/)
 * (@omegazzz)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-adding/#post-3614306)
 * I wanna show Widgets but no more. Is there any way to hide the other links?
 *  Plugin Author [Kevin Behrens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevinb/)
 * (@kevinb)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-adding/#post-3614307)
 * > I wanna show Widgets but no more. Is there any way to hide the other links?
 * No, CME only edits the array of capability names stored to a role. Since WP does
   not regulate those other links with a specific capability, there is no switch
   for this plugin to set.

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 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Kevin Behrens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevinb/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-adding/#post-3614307)
 * Status: resolved