Title: Creating a second admin role
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Creating a second admin role

 *  Resolved [Eredian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eredian/)
 * (@eredian)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-second-admin-role/)
 * I am trying to create a second admin role with limited access to some sections
   of the wordpress administration. I managed to create a role I named site_admin
   with every capability of a standard administrator account. This role however 
   can only access the profile and dashboard sections of the admin section.
 * What am I missing? Is it something else than capabilities?
 * `'switch_themes' => true, 'edit_themes' => true, 'activate_plugins' => true, '
   edit_plugins' => true, 'edit_users' => true, 'edit_files' => true, 'manage_options'
   => true, 'moderate_comments' => true, 'manage_categories' => true, 'manage_links'
   => true, 'upload_files' => true, 'import' => true, 'unfiltered_html' => true,'
   edit_posts' => true, 'edit_others_posts' => true, 'edit_published_posts' => true,'
   publish_posts' => true, 'edit_pages' => true, 'read' => true, 'level_true,0' 
   => true, 'level_9' => true, 'level_8' => true, 'level_7' => true, 'level_6' =
   > true, 'level_5' => true, 'level_4' => true, 'level_3' => true, 'level_2' =>
   true, 'level_true,' => true, 'level_0' => true, 'edit_others_pages' => true, '
   edit_published_pages' => true, 'publish_pages' => true, 'delete_pages' => true,'
   delete_others_pages' => true, 'delete_published_pages' => true, 'delete_posts'
   => true, 'delete_others_posts' => true, 'delete_published_posts' => true, 'delete_private_posts'
   => true, 'edit_private_posts' => true, 'read_private_posts' => true, 'delete_private_pages'
   => true, 'edit_private_pages' => true, 'read_private_pages' => true, 'delete_users'
   => true, 'create_users' => true, 'unfiltered_upload' => true, 'edit_dashboard'
   => true, 'update_plugins' => true, 'delete_plugins' => true, 'install_plugins'
   => true, 'update_themes' => true, 'install_themes' => true, 'update_core' => 
   true, 'list_users' => true, 'remove_users' => true, 'add_users' => true, 'promote_users'
   => true, 'edit_theme_options' => true, 'delete_themes' => true, 'export' => true,'
   can_submit_job' => true, 'can_view_resumes' => true`

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 *  [luckdragon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luckdragon/)
 * (@luckdragon)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-second-admin-role/#post-2784377)
 * wouldn’t it be easier to just install the role manager plugin?
 *  Thread Starter [Eredian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eredian/)
 * (@eredian)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-second-admin-role/#post-2784378)
 * I tried quite a few things including these plugins. I’m not quite certain what
   worked but I finally managed to have it functional. The capabilities are indeed
   the only things that are needed.

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 * Last reply from: [Eredian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eredian/)
 * Last activity: [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-a-second-admin-role/#post-2784378)
 * Status: resolved

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