Title: Edit profile
Last modified: February 14, 2023

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# Edit profile

 *  Resolved [angolanmade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angolanmade/)
 * (@angolanmade)
 * [3 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-profile-16/)
 * How do you allow author, contributor roles to be able to edit their profile page?
 * You do not have sufficient permissions to access this admin page. Reason: The“
   Profile → Profile” menu item is disabled for the “author” role.

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 *  Plugin Author [Janis Elsts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whiteshadow/)
 * (@whiteshadow)
 * [3 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-profile-16/#post-16470683)
 * This will probably sound obvious, but have you tried enabling the “Profile” item
   for those roles? (Note: Since the plugin shows the admin menu as seen by the 
   current user, “Profile” will be at “Users -> Profile”, not “Profile -> Profile”.)
 *  Thread Starter [angolanmade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angolanmade/)
 * (@angolanmade)
 * [3 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-profile-16/#post-16470958)
 * I tried going to —> roles – -> switched to “author role”, put a checkmark under“
   edit profile”
   Still unable to edit profile for the author role.
 *  Plugin Author [Janis Elsts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whiteshadow/)
 * (@whiteshadow)
 * [3 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-profile-16/#post-16471064)
 * I meant enabling it in the admin menu editor. When you go to “Settings -> Menu
   Editor”, the “Admin Menu” tab should be open by default. Find the “Profile” item
   there. I believe the item is just called “Profile”, not “Edit profile”, unless
   you’re using a different language.
 *  Thread Starter [angolanmade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angolanmade/)
 * (@angolanmade)
 * [3 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-profile-16/#post-16471362)
 * Thanks. Much appreciated. This will probably sound obvious, but that wasn’t as
   straight forward as your original response made it out to be.

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 * Last reply from: [angolanmade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angolanmade/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/edit-profile-16/#post-16471362)
 * Status: resolved