Title: Feature Request: Role-Based Acces
Last modified: May 27, 2026

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# Feature Request: Role-Based Acces

 *  [silviamanzoni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/silviamanzoni/)
 * (@silviamanzoni)
 * [2 weeks, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-role-based-acces/)
 * Hello,
   first of all, thanks for all your work in this plugin!
 * We’re currently trying to set up a permission structure where a specific team
   member can access this plugin without being assigned a full Administrator role.
   Unfortunately, the plugin doesn’t seem to expose any custom capabilities, which
   makes it impossible to restrict access to it via role management plugins like
   User Role Editor or Members.
 * Would you consider implementing a role-based access control system in a future
   release? This would allow site administrators to define which roles can access
   the plugin’s features, keeping permissions tight and secure.
 * If a full permission system is out of scope for now, even a single custom capability(
   e.g. access_external_links_overview) would already make a big difference and 
   would be a great first step.
 * Thank you for considering it!

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