FAQ

Why was this plugin created?

I wasn’t satisfied with the current user, role, and permissions plugins available. Yes, some of them are good, but nothing fit what I had in mind perfectly. Some offered few features. Some worked completely outside of the WordPress APIs. Others lacked the GPL license.

So, I just built something I actually enjoyed using.

How do I use it?

Most things should be fairly straightforward, but I’ve included an in-depth guide in the plugin download. It’s a file called readme.md in the plugin folder.

You can also view the readme online.

Minimum PHP requirements.

Since version 2.1.0 of Members, PHP 5.6+ is a soft requirement to use the plugin. The plugin will still work on PHP 5.3+, but it is not recommended.

When Members version 3.0.0 is released, PHP 5.6+ will be a hard requirement and won’t work on older versions of PHP.

I can’t access the “Role Manager” features.

When the plugin is first activated, it runs a script that sets specific capabilities to the “Administrator” role on your site that grants you access to this feature. So, you must be logged in with the administrator account to access the role manager.

If, for some reason, you do have the administrator role and the role manager is still inaccessible to you, deactivate the plugin. Then, reactivate it.

On multisite, why can’t administrators cannot manage roles?

If you have a multisite installation, only Super Admins can create, edit, and delete roles by default. This is a security measure to make sure that you absolutely trust sub-site admins to make these types of changes to roles. If you’re certain you want to allow this, add the Create Roles (create_roles), Edit Roles (edit_roles), and/or Delete Roles (delete_roles) capabilities to the role on each sub-site where you want to allow this.

Note: This change was made in version 2.0.2 and has no effect on existing installs of Members on existing sub-sites.

Help! I’ve locked myself out of my site!

Please read the documentation for the plugin before actually using it, especially a plugin that controls permissions for your site. I cannot stress this enough. This is a powerful plugin that allows you to make direct changes to roles and capabilities in the database.

You’ll need to stop by my support forums to see if we can get your site fixed if you managed to lock yourself out. I know that this can be a bit can be a bit scary, but it’s not that tough to fix with a little custom code.