Permission Groups are one of the most flexible features in PublishPress Permissions.
You can use groups to set permissions for WordPress users. One advantage of this is that a user can be in multiple groups, which isn't normally possible with the default user roles.
When you first install PublishPress Permissions, some roles will already be set up for you. These are four of the default WordPress user roles:
- Author
- Contributor
- Editor
- Subscriber
How to Create New Groups #
You can also create new groups by clicking “Add New”.
You can search for and add the users you want to include in this group.
The left side of the screen will show “Search Results”. If you see a user you want to include, click “Select” to add them to the right column. In the image below, “riza” will be part of my new group:
What Can You Do With Groups? #
There many powerful features you can add to groups. Here are some of the most common ways that people use PublishPress Permissions groups to manage their users: