Title: WordPress editor role cannot configure plugin Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # WordPress editor role cannot configure plugin * Resolved [ghi07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ghi07/) * (@ghi07) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-role-cannot-configure-plugin/) * Is there a way for users with the role of editor to configure the plugin? If not, can the administrator make a global config change so that editors can see the additional icons such as table management? I am using Ultimate TinyMCE 4.5. Thanks, Greg. * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ultimate-tinymce/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ultimate-tinymce/) Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Plugin Author [Marventus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marventus/) * (@marventus) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-role-cannot-configure-plugin/#post-3681502) * Hello, Greg. For now, only admins can change UTMCE settings. The main reason for this is that we haven’t yet introduced multi-user capabilities, i.e., different settings per user/user role. However, we have this feature in our to-do list, 😉 If you want, I coded a little script to change minimum permissions required to run the plugin. You can find the script along with usage instructions here: [http://forum.joshlobe.com/showthread.php?tid=1537&pid=4833#pid4833](http://forum.joshlobe.com/showthread.php?tid=1537&pid=4833#pid4833). Let us know if it works for you. * Plugin Author [Marventus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marventus/) * (@marventus) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-role-cannot-configure-plugin/#post-3681615) * Hello, again. Were you able to check out the proposed fix? Please let us know. Thanks! * Plugin Author [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-role-cannot-configure-plugin/#post-3681621) * (I’m gonna mark this as resolved). * 1. [@ghi07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ghi07/), if you feel it needs to be changed back.. please feel free to do so. 2. [@marv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marv/).. I’ll start working on some form of “template” for multiple user levels. Perhaps we can add a separate menu item to the left menu… if the user is an editor only… which will give the basic menus for button arrangement and placement. * Also, what would be Kick-A**… is if we could save these settings on a “per user” basis. So, each user can have their own configuration of buttons and settings. We could store the options in the user-meta or something. * Thread Starter [ghi07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ghi07/) * (@ghi07) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-role-cannot-configure-plugin/#post-3681645) * Hello Josh. I wasn’t expecting such a quick answer. I’m not in a position to test right now, but will respond as soon as I can. Cheers, Greg. * Plugin Author [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-role-cannot-configure-plugin/#post-3681670) * Hi ghi07, * Okay, just to clarify… a user with the role of “editor” should have the exact same tinymce interface as the admin. The same buttons should be available.. and the functionality should be identical. * As far as configuring the admin options… no. An editor is not allowed to do this. * However…. I have added an option to the admin settings page which will grant the “editor” role access to the Ultimate Tinymce admin settings page. * This, and more, will be available in the next release 🙂 * Thread Starter [ghi07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ghi07/) * (@ghi07) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-role-cannot-configure-plugin/#post-3681676) * Thanks Josh for clarifying how it should work. I think we’ve been talking cross- purposes. * Here’s what I was seeing on my site: As an admin I’ve added lots of buttons to the Tinymce toolbar, including Font Family, Font Size and Style. However when I logged on as a user with the role of Editor I couldn’t see Font Family, Font Size and Style in the toolbar. * I gather from your explanation above that the Editor should see the same set of buttons in the toolbar as the administrator. * So I fiddled around with the location of the additional buttons in the toolbar, and now it all works. * Then I noticed the warning on the TinyMCE Buttons Arrangement page: “Adding too many buttons will make the toolbar too long and will not display correctly in TinyMCE!” * I suspect I tripped over this problem. Sorry for wasting your time. * Cheers, Greg. * Plugin Author [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-role-cannot-configure-plugin/#post-3681677) * Hi Greg, * Well, after reading your last response.. it hit me. * I think you are talking about the “Tinymce Advanced” plugin… and not my “Ultimate Tinymce” plugin. * Is this the plugin you are using? [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tinymce-advanced/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tinymce-advanced/) * Either way… glad it’s now working properly for you! * Thread Starter [ghi07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ghi07/) * (@ghi07) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-role-cannot-configure-plugin/#post-3681678) * Oh oh, are there two different products with similar names? Have I gone to the wrong forum? * On my plugins page it gives this information: TinyMCE Advanced Version 3.4.5.1 By Andrew Ozz * Sorry in advance if this is the case. Greg Hill. * Plugin Author [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-role-cannot-configure-plugin/#post-3681679) * No worries at all 🙂 * Yes, that is the plugin here: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tinymce-advanced/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tinymce-advanced/) * However, I still appreciate your suggestion and have implemented it into my plugin 😉 Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) The topic ‘WordPress editor role cannot configure plugin’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/ultimate-tinymce.svg) * [Ultimate TinyMCE](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-tinymce/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-tinymce/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ultimate-tinymce/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ultimate-tinymce/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ultimate-tinymce/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ultimate-tinymce/reviews/) ## Tags * [configuration](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/configuration/) * 9 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * Last activity: [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-editor-role-cannot-configure-plugin/#post-3681679) * Status: resolved