Forums permissions levels

#1 · July 20, 2026, 5:27 pm

I am currently working with Asgaros Forums, where I need my WordPress admin users to be able to manage their users. This includes allowing them to assign WordPress users to specific forum user groups. However, it appears that the only way to grant this capability at the moment is by giving the user role the manage_options capability.

Granting a WordPress user this capability also gives my admin users access to much higher level WordPress features that I do not want them to have. This includes access to various WordPress settings that I only want Administrator level accounts to be able to manage.

Is there an action or filter that would allow an Editor level user to assign forum user groups to individual users without requiring the manage_options capability?

#2 · July 20, 2026, 10:23 pm

@m-brookingmixd-co-uk,

can you try this ?

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#3 · July 21, 2026, 10:41 am

Thanks for your response. Unfortunately, assigning the Forum role doesn’t appear to resolve the issue. I’ve tested on a WordPress Editor user, and assigned them to Administrator in the Forum Roles, but this doesn’t enable the Usergroups options in the User form page in WordPress

On the User Profile page in WordPress, the Usergroups section seems to require the manage_options capability before it is displayed. I’ve attached a screenshot showing the relevant section of the function that handles this logic.

It’s only when I specifically grant manage_options to a the user or give them full Administrator privileges do the usergroups options appear.

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#4 · July 21, 2026, 8:28 pm

@m-brookingmixd-co-uk,

I will try tomorrow to create an user which will have a specific profile to manage only the Asgaros forum if you want.