Capabilities

To manage capabilities, the admin can click on the Capabilities sub-tab.
The Capabilities tab displays all available capabilities grouped under three sections:
Core Capabilities – Standard WordPress capabilities (e.g., read, edit_posts, delete_posts, etc.).
Plugin Capabilities – Capabilities added by installed third-party plugins.
Custom Capabilities – Capabilities created manually by the admin.

Selecting a Role

On the left side panel, the admin can see a list of all available roles. The admin can:
Use the Search roles bar to quickly find a specific role.
Click on any role to view and manage its assigned capabilities.

Once a role is selected (highlighted in blue), the right panel will display all capabilities, with the ones already assigned to the role marked with a green checkbox.

The Search capabilities bar at the top of the right panel allows the admin to quickly find specific capabilities by typing a keyword (e.g., “read”, “edit”, “delete”).

Capabilities matching the search term will be displayed under their respective categories (Core, Plugin, or Custom).

To assign a capability to the selected role, simply check the checkbox next to the capability name.
To remove a capability, uncheck its checkbox.
Section-level checkboxes (Core Capabilities, Plugin Capabilities, Custom Capabilities) allow the admin to select or deselect all capabilities within that section at once.
Once the desired changes are made, click the Save Changes button at the top-right corner of the page.
A Capabilities saved confirmation notification will appear at the top-right corner of the screen.

The admin can also create their own custom capabilities by clicking the + Add Capability button located in the left panel.
A pop-up window titled Add Custom Capability will appear:
Capability Name – Enter the name of the new capability (e.g., estate_agent_capabilities). The name should be in lowercase with underscores instead of spaces.

Click the Add button to create the capability. The newly added capability will appear under the Custom Capabilities section.

The human-readable labels toggle, located in the left panel, allows the admin to switch between technical capability names and user-friendly display names.
When the toggle is disabled (default), capabilities are displayed with their technical names (e.g., read, edit_posts, delete_posts).
When the toggle is enabled, capabilities are displayed with friendly, readable names (e.g., Read, Edit Posts, Delete Posts).

When hovering over a custom capability, Edit (pencil) and Delete (trash) icons appear next to the capability name.
Click the Edit icon to modify the capability name.
Click the Delete icon to permanently remove the custom capability from the system.