[Free] User-submitted QA site building plugin AnsPress Detailed permission settings

This explains the detailed settings for AnsPress plugins based on user permissions.

AnsPress display permission settings

• AnswersPress
• Settings
• User Access Control
• Role Editor

and configure it.

AnsPress capabilities settings

You can set detailed permissions for each user.

Basic Capabilities

• ap_read_question - Read a question
• ap_read_answer - Read answer
• ap_read_comment - Read a comment
• ap_new_question - Post a new question
• ap_new_answer - Post a new answer
• ap_new_comment - Post a new comment
• ap_edit_question - Edit a question
• ap_edit_answer - Edit an answer
• ap_edit_comment - Edit comment
• ap_delete_question - Delete question
• ap_delete_answer - Delete answer
• ap_delete_comment - Delete comment
• ap_vote_up - Good rating
• ap_vote_down - Bad rating
• ap_vote_flag - Report a rating
• ap_vote_close - close a vote
• ap_upload_cover
• ap_change_status

Moderator Capabilities

• ap_edit_others_question - edit someone else's question
• ap_edit_others_answer - edit someone else's answer
• ap_edit_others_comment - edit other people's comments
• ap_delete_others_question - Delete someone else's question
• ap_delete_others_answer - Delete someone else's answer
• ap_delete_others_comment - Delete someone else's comment
• ap_delete_post_permanent - Delete a post permanently
• ap_view_private - View private posts
• ap_view_moderate - View approval posts
• ap_change_status_other - change the status of someone else's post
• ap_approve_comment - Approve comment
• ap_no_moderation
• ap_restore_posts - Restore posts
• ap_toggle_featured
• ap_toggle_best_answer

What types of user permissions can be set?

Types of user permissions that can be set with AnsPress capabilities

• Administrator
• Editor - Editor (Can handle all aspects other than plugin and theme settings in the same way as an administrator)
• Author - Contributor (can create articles but cannot publish them)
• Contributor (can only see new posts and their own posts)
• Subscriber
• AnsPress Moderator - AnsPress moderator
• AnsPress Participants
• AnsPress Banned
• Translator

Create new AnsPress permissions

You can create new roles in AnsPress by clicking Add new role.