PublishPress Permissions Pro
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About PublishPress Permissions Pro
A WordPress editor edits everything, and that is where the problem starts
On a site with many authors, WordPress roles fall short quickly: anyone who can edit posts can edit all of them, and someone who joins for a three-month project ends up with an invented role nobody remembers to remove. PublishPress Permissions Pro moves control from the role to the content: you decide who can view, edit or create each piece, not just what type of user each person is.
That matters most for publications, intranets, organization sites with several departments, or sites where many people write and only a couple approve. Permission stops being a global decision and becomes a per-content decision.
PublishPress Permissions Pro controls access, not the whole editorial workflow
- View: define who can read specific posts, pages and custom post types, assigning access to roles, users or groups.
- Edit: editing permissions for posts, pages, categories, tags and custom content, so whoever is responsible for a piece can keep it up to date.
- Create: decide who can create content in each post type and in each taxonomy term, so each team publishes only in its own area.
- User groups: bring several people together, assign permissions to the group and manage a project or team without creating a new role.
- Media Library: control who can view and edit files.
- Custom statuses: you can create your own publishing statuses and privacy statuses.
What it is not: it is not a membership or pay-per-content plugin, and it does not replace an editorial calendar or checklists. Those pieces are other PublishPress plugins. Here the job is deciding who can do what with each piece of content.
Groups or new roles? What does someone without access see?
Do I need to create new roles for each team?
No. You can group users and give permissions to the group, without touching WordPress roles.
Can I set permissions on a single page?
Yes, access can be set for specific posts and pages, as well as by content type.
Does it help control uploaded files?
Yes, there are Media Library permissions to view and edit files.
Is it useful if I work alone?
Not much. Its value shows up when several people have different responsibilities. If you publish alone, the standard roles are usually enough.
Teasers and personal pages: content that is introduced without being given away
Two features deserve attention because they solve very specific problems. The first is the teaser: for someone who cannot read a piece, you can show a public preview, so the article or resource is announced without handing over the full content. That way visitors know what they are missing, instead of finding a gap.
The second is personal pages: the plugin can automatically create content for each user, so a team member has their own page to edit and update within the site.
Start with one group and one content type, not the whole site
The sensible approach is to pick the content type where there is most friction today (the one edited by people who shouldn't) and create a group for those who actually manage it. Test with an account in that group and another without access, to see exactly what each one sees. Once that works, extend to categories, media or custom statuses. Restricting everything at once is the fastest way to leave someone unable to work without knowing why.
Version history
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4.9.1 Current 15 Oct 2026
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4.8.4 5 Sep 2026
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4.8.2 29 May 2026
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4.8.1 23 Apr 2026
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Frequently asked questions
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GPL (General Public License) is the license under which WordPress and most premium plugins/themes are distributed. It grants you the right to use, modify and redistribute the software in as many projects as you want, with no domain restrictions.
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Yes. With membership you get automatic updates via our GPLClub Updater plugin (installed on your WP, detects new versions and applies them). With individual purchase, you get one year of manual updates from your account.
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Depends on the plan. Monthly: 3 domains. Semi-annual: 7. Annual and Lifetime: 15. Individual purchase: 1 domain.
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GPLClub offers its own support for installation, configuration and compatibility. For direct support from the original author (feature requests, product-specific bugs), a license purchased from the author is required.
