Edit roles and capabilities, WordPress-style.
Users → User Role Editor: pick a role, tick capabilities using their WordPress names, add or rename roles, keep a list of custom capabilities and give an individual user extra capabilities.
Bundled with Presscomet · Replaces User Role Editor, Members, PublishPress Capabilities
What it does, and what it doesn’t.
You get
- Roles stored in wp_user_roles, as in WordPress
- Custom capabilities detected and listed
- Per-user extra capabilities
- User Role Editor’s backup of the original roles kept
Not included
- No content-level permissions (who can see which post)
Presscomet Role Editor compared
Feature by feature, including what isn’t there. Rows describe what the bundled plugin’s code does today.
| Feature | User Role Editor | Members | Presscomet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edit capabilities per role | Included: Yes | Included: Yes | Included: Yes |
| Add, rename, delete roles | Included: Yes | Included: Yes | Included: Yes |
| Per-user capabilities | Included: Yes | Partly: Multiple roles | Included: Yes |
| Content permissions | Not included: No | Included: Yes | Not included: Not included |
- Included
- Partly, or on a paid plan
- Not included
- Not needed, with the reason
Third-party features as publicly documented.
What moves over automatically.
Roles already live in the WordPress options table, so they come across with the rest of the site. The plugin adds the bits around them.
Imported
- Roles and capabilities (imported with core options)
wp_user_roles - User Role Editor’s backup of the original roles
wp_backup_user_rolesuser_role_editor_backup - Custom capabilities, detected from your roles
Not imported
- Members’ content permissions
- User Role Editor: 7 roles, 3 custom capabilities.
How switching works.
- 01
Check your site
Run the free site check to see which of your plugins Presscomet replaces and what needs attention.
- 02
Run the migration
Connect your WordPress site. Content, users, media and plugin settings are imported into a new Presscomet site; your live site is only read.
- 03
Review and switch
Open Users → User Role Editor to check the imported settings, then point your domain at the new site when you’re happy.
Where to find it: Users → User Role Editor.
Role Editor: questions
Will custom roles from my old site survive?
Yes. Roles are stored in wp_user_roles, which is imported with the site’s options, and custom capabilities are detected and listed.
Can I keep running User Role Editor instead?
No. Presscomet doesn’t run PHP, so WordPress plugins can’t be installed. The bundled Role Editor plugin does the job instead, and the migration imports the settings listed above.
Does Presscomet support WooCommerce?
Not today. Presscomet is for content sites — blogs, magazines, business and documentation sites. If your site sells through WooCommerce, it isn’t a fit yet.
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User Role Editor, Members, PublishPress Capabilities are trademarks of their respective owners. Presscomet is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Names are used only to describe compatibility and migration.