Ho to add manage revolution slider capability ?

Hi,

Thanks.

Revolution Slider uses ‘manage_options’ capability – the same as WordPress uses for the “Settings” menu. If you add it to the role, user with that role will get access to the ‘Revolution Slider’ menu.
But as ‘manage_option’ is a core WP user capability, if you give it to the role, that role will get access to the ‘Settings’ menu and some other plugins, which uses this capability also. If you do not wish to give that extra access you need to block access to that extra menu items.
Pro version of User Role Editor may help you. Read this post
https://www.role-editor.com/block-admin-menu-items

In case anyone is still looking at adding capability for revolution slider plugin into user role editor, today I tried this and it worked!

1. Click on “Add Capability” button in User Role Editor.
2. Put “edit_rev_slider” as Capability name (ID).
3. Check the new capability for a particular role (e.g. shop_manager)
4. The revolution slider will appear on the menu for the user with this role, in this case, the shop_manager.

Not very sure why it works though. If someone could enlighten us, it would be a great learning experience. ??

May be the recent version of RS updated something.
I have the older version 4.0.4. According to its code it allows to give access to the plugin via Settings page for these roles: Administrator (checks ‘manage_options’ capability), Editor (edit_pages), Author (edit_published_posts).
So if you include some of capabilities above to the role, this role should get related access to the Revolution Slider.

I think you are right, I uncheck the new capability I created and the rev slider is still there on the menu. Not sure why it wasn’t there when I include edit_pages, edit_published_posts for that role before that.

I’m just glad it worked. Thank you so much for the plugin!