answering my own question although it is admittedly a “hack” and not a solution.
I created a “Custom Capability” in the Members plugin called “is_member”.
I changed this line:
// At Least Contributor Role
if( current_user_can( 'edit_posts' ) ) {
return 1;
to
// At Least Contributor Role
if( current_user_can( 'is_member' ) ) {
return 1;
It would be nice if there were an option to do this “legally”.. but I’m satisfied with my nifty little hack.
Thanks for the great plugin!!