Create Limited Access Admin Roles

WordPress user roles and capabilities help control what different users can do on your website. A role is a group of permissions, and capabilities are the specific things users with that role are allowed to do—like writing posts, editing pages, or managing plugins. By default, WordPress includes roles like Administrator, Editor, Author, and Subscriber, each with their own set of capabilities.

You can use these user roles and capabilities to setup custom users with limited abilities in your WordPress admin. For example, you may want to create a "Photographer" role who can only create their own galleries and upload photos but not access any of the other administration areas of your website.

How to create a custom "Photographer" role for Sunshine

• Install the free User Role Editor plugin
  • Go to Plugins → Add New in your WordPress admin.
  • Search for User Role Editor.
  • Click Install Now, then Activate.
• Open the User Role Editor
  • Go to Users → User Role Editor.
  • Duplicate the “Sunshine Manager” role
  • In the top dropdown, select Sunshine Manager.
  • Click Copy, then enter Photographer as the new role name.
  • Click OK to create it.
• Edit the new “Photographer” role
  • Make sure Photographer is selected in the dropdown.
  • Uncheck any capabilities that are not related to managing galleries or uploading photos. This might include things like editing orders, viewing reports, or changing settings.
• Save the role
  • Click Update to save your changes.

You now have a custom “Photographer” role with limited access, perfect for someone who just needs to manage galleries.