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User Role Restrictions

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Last updated 10 months ago

The User Role Restrictions tab allows you to set specific permissions and restrictions for different user roles.

Below is a detailed description of each setting option in the User Role Restrictions tab.

User Role Restrictions Options

  1. If User Role is

    • Description: Select the user role you want to configure restrictions for.

    • Options: Dropdown menu with available user roles (e.g., Editor, Author, Contributor, etc.).

    • Action: Select the user role from the dropdown menu.

  2. Disable command

    • Description: Choose which file management commands to disable for the selected user role.

    • Options: mkdir (create directory), mkfile (create file), rename, duplicate, paste, archive, extract, copy, cut, edit, rm (remove), upload, search, download etc.

  3. Root Path for this User Role

    • Description: Define the root path for file access specific to the selected user role.

    • Default Path: This is the default root path.

    • Example Path: To set the root path access to the wp-content folder.

  4. Files URL for this User Role

    • Description: Set the URL where files can be accessed by the selected user role.

    • Default Path: This is the default file URL path for User roles set.

  5. Enter folder or file paths that you want to Hide

    • Description: Specify the folders or files that you want to hide from the selected user role.

    • Format: Multiple paths separated by a vertical bar (|).

    • Example: themes/twentytwenty | themes/avada

    • Action: Enter the paths of the folders or files to hide in the text field.

  6. Enter file extensions which you want to Lock

    • Description: Specify the file extensions that the selected user role cannot modify.

    • Format: Multiple extensions separated by a vertical bar (|).

    • Example: php | png | css

    • Action: Enter the file extensions to lock in the text field.

  7. Enter file extensions which user can be Uploaded

    • Description: Define the file extensions that the selected user role is allowed to upload.

    • Format: Multiple extensions separated by commas.

    • Example: php, png, css

    • Action: Enter the file extensions that can be uploaded in the text field. Leave empty if the user role is not allowed to upload any files.

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