Title: Groups vs. Roles?
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Groups vs. Roles?

 *  Resolved [cwolff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cwolff/)
 * (@cwolff)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/groups-vs-roles/)
 * I am confused. I have PP Pro.
 * Is it possible to assign custom roles (created through the Roles and Capabilities
   screen) to custom Groups?
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 *  Thread Starter [cwolff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cwolff/)
 * (@cwolff)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/groups-vs-roles/#post-5913775)
 * I think what I am asking is, why on the “Edit Permission Group” screen, are only
   the core WordPress roles available as Supplemental Roles? I would like to be 
   able to add my custom created roles (as in all users with this role) to the group.
   My custom created roles are not available in the drop down.
 *  Thread Starter [cwolff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cwolff/)
 * (@cwolff)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/groups-vs-roles/#post-5913797)
 * Again, I do have Press Permit Pro.
 *  Thread Starter [cwolff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cwolff/)
 * (@cwolff)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/groups-vs-roles/#post-5913801)
 * I’ve also noticed that “Role Usage” option is not available in my Permissions
   menu, could I be missing an additional necessary plugin?
 *  Thread Starter [cwolff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cwolff/)
 * (@cwolff)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/groups-vs-roles/#post-5913806)
 * Ok, so, I had to enable the Advanced Options to get this functionality.

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 * Last reply from: [cwolff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cwolff/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/groups-vs-roles/#post-5913806)
 * Status: resolved