Title: Capabilities do not update
Last modified: December 17, 2020

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# Capabilities do not update

 *  Resolved [sagar1103](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sagar1103/)
 * (@sagar1103)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/capabilities-do-not-update/)
 * Capabilities do not update when I select a role from the ‘Select role and change
   capability’ menu. The capabilities are stuck on the subscriber defaults.
    For
   example, when entering User Role Editor, the select menu defaults to ‘Subscriber’
   role. I choose ‘Editor’ (or any other role), the selected capabilities do not
   change.

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 *  Plugin Author [Vladimir Garagulya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shinephp/)
 * (@shinephp)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/capabilities-do-not-update/#post-13810685)
 * Look at the browser JavaScript console if it shows any JavaScript errors. It 
   can prevent normal work of the URE’s script at the page. Find to what plugin 
   error maker script belongs. Try to deactivate that plugin temporally and test
   again.
 *  Thread Starter [sagar1103](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sagar1103/)
 * (@sagar1103)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/capabilities-do-not-update/#post-13815724)
 * Hi Vladimir,
 * Thank you for your reply.
 * I see in console, there is an error – Uncaught TypeError: ure_main.role_change
   is not a function.
 * Is any particular fix available for this error?
 *  Plugin Author [Vladimir Garagulya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shinephp/)
 * (@shinephp)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/capabilities-do-not-update/#post-13817055)
 * Hi,
 * There is no need in a special fix. Something is going wrong. Is it the singular
   JavaScript error message for this page? Or is there some other, upper in the 
   console?
    Generally, when some other plugin produces JavaScript error, URE can
   not use its own.
 *  Thread Starter [sagar1103](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sagar1103/)
 * (@sagar1103)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/capabilities-do-not-update/#post-13817380)
 * Yes it is singular JavaScript error message for this page.
    It’s started occurring
   when i updated the URE plugin to the latest version, Previously it was working
   fine.
 *  Plugin Author [Vladimir Garagulya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shinephp/)
 * (@shinephp)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/capabilities-do-not-update/#post-13817475)
 * Thanks for the information that it’s not a new installation, but updated one.
   Try to force a browser page refresh – Ctrl+F5 – in order page loads the newest
   version of JavaScript files. As a final step try to clear a browser cache.
 *  Thread Starter [sagar1103](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sagar1103/)
 * (@sagar1103)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/capabilities-do-not-update/#post-13817527)
 * Resolved!!!
    I forced a browser page refresh CTRL+F5 and now it’s working. Thanks
   for the instructions.

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 * Last reply from: [sagar1103](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sagar1103/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/capabilities-do-not-update/#post-13817527)
 * Status: resolved