PublishPress Permissions Pro Plugin

PublishPress Permissions is the plugin for advanced WordPress permissions

PublishPress Permissions is our plugin for advanced WordPress permissions. It goes far beyond the options you’ll find in the WordPress core.


There are too many features to mention in a short introduction, but here’s one example: PublishPress Permissions allows you to customize viewing and editing access for all your content. Open any Post, Page or custom post type, and you’ll be able to decide which roles, users or custom groups can view and edit that content.

The main features of PublishPress Permissions

Custom viewing permissions

PublishPress Permissions allows you to customize viewing access for all your content. Open any Post, Page or custom post type and you’ll able to decide which Roles, Groups or Users can view that content.

Custom editing permissions

PublishPress Permissions allows you to customize the editing permissions for all your content. Open any Post, Page, Category, Tag, or custom post type and you’ll able to decide who can edit that content.

Content creation permissions

PublishPress Permissions allows you to customize the create permissions for all your content. You can decide who is able to create content for any Post, Page, Category, Tag, or custom post type.

Create custom user groups

PublishPress Permissions allows you to create your own user groups. Imagine you want to choose some users to access a Post. Instead of creating a new user role and applying permissions, you can easily add those users to a group.

Manage Media Library access

PublishPress Permissions gives you detailed control over access to media on your WordPress site. You decide who gets to edit and view files in your Media Library.

Show content teasers

PublishPress Permissions Pro allows you to display a teaser for unreadable content. This is perfect for making small snippets of your content available to the public.

Synchronize content to users

This Pro feature allows you to automatically create content for your users. For example, you can sync your staff members to Pages. This would allow your staff to each have their own page to edit and update.

Create your own Workflow Statuses

WordPress provides some status options including “Draft” and “Published”. Permissions Pro enables you to design a far more advanced workflow. Each status you create can have its unique own permissions.

Create your own Privacy Statuses

With PublishPress Permissions Pro, you can create visibility options for your content. One example is a “Premium” status that makes content visible only for paying members. Another example is a “Staff” status, for the people who run your site.