Title: Capability
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Capability

 *  [dcaccounting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcaccounting/)
 * (@dcaccounting)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/capability/)
 * I am trying to set a capability for a link to only show when a certain user is
   logged in. However, the capability is a custom capability introduced by another
   plugin. When I put this in it seems to screw up the login widget altogether?
 * Regards
 * Dean
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sidebar-login/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sidebar-login/)

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 *  [zircle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zircle/)
 * (@zircle)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/capability/#post-3590902)
 * What plugin is this? Did you type in the capability correctly and in the case-
   sensitive manner? Can you describe the screw up?
 * The code:
 *     ```
       // Check capability
       	if ( ! empty( $link_cap ) )
       		if ( ! current_user_can( $link_cap ) )
       	continue;
       ```
   
 * Uses a wordpress function and not a plugin function so there should be no issue
   provided that you’ve correctly inputted the capability.
 *  Thread Starter [dcaccounting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcaccounting/)
 * (@dcaccounting)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/capability/#post-3590904)
 * Ok thanks I’ll try it again.
 * Regards
 * Dean

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 * Last reply from: [dcaccounting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcaccounting/)
 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/capability/#post-3590904)
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