
Privacy Caps
Members add-on that creates additional capabilities for control over WordPress’ privacy and personal data features (GDPR).
$59.99/Year · FAQs
Purchase all-access and include the Exhale theme for $89.99/year.
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Usage
The plugin adds the following capabilities to the “General” tab on the edit role screen:
- Manage Privacy Options (
manage_privacy_options
) – Allows you to manage the site or network’s privacy options, including the privacy page.
The plugin adds the following capabilities to the “Users” tab on the edit role screen:
- Export Others’ Personal Data (
export_others_personal_data
) – Allows you to export personal data for users other than your own. - Erase Others’ Personal Data (
erase_others_personal_data
) – Allows you to erase personal data for users other than your own.
Managing privacy options
Currently, there’s a bug in WordPress (Trac ticket) that won’t allow users without manage_options
to see sub-menu items of “Settings” in the admin, even if the user has permission to do so. There’s nothing this plugin can do to address this. Therefore, if you have the manage_privacy_options
but not the manage_options
capability, you won’t be able to access the Settings > Privacy page in the admin.
However, you will be able to edit the Privacy Policy page if one has been set for the site under the “Pages” screen in the admin. Of course, you’ll need the appropriate page-editing capabilities for editing the page.
A good use case for this is to give Editors (or a similar role) the manage_privacy_options
cap to allow them to actually make copyediting changes to the page.
Erasing personal data
The erase_others_personal_data
capability must be used in conjunction with the delete_users
capability. This is how core WP is set up. It makes sense when you think about it. Users shouldn’t be able to erase others’ data without high enough permission to actually delete the actual user account.
Multisite
If you’re on a multisite setup, the new capabilities (see above) are not automatically added to administrators on each sub-site. This is because WordPress, by default, considers the privacy and personal data features a “super admin” privilege. You may assign these capabilities to administrators or other roles on a per-site basis if you feel like your administrators should have these permissions.
Frequently-Asked Questions
Got questions? If your question is not answered below, feel free to shoot me an email via the contact page.
What’s included with Purchase?
The Members Pro package includes access to all premium Members add-on plugins and support for 1 year. If you go with the All-Access Package option, you’ll also get access to the Exhale theme and all its skins.
How many sites per license?
Members and its add-ons are licensed under the GNU GPL, version 2+. This means you can use them and get support on as many sites as you want. I do encourage developers working with clients to purchase a membership for the client.
What’s Your Support Policy?
Officially, my available hours are Mon-Fri from 8-4 p.m. (Central time zone). However, I’m often available outside of that schedule, including weekends. I personally review and/or answer all support questions within 24 hours. Support includes live chat via our Slack group, so you’ll often have help within minutes during official hours.
Does Your Plugin Support Gutenberg?
Yes. Members and all its add-ons work fine with the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg) as well as the classic editor.
I’m also working on a new add-on plugin specifically for block-specific permissions.