Title: menu permissions
Last modified: September 6, 2021

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# menu permissions

 *  Resolved [hungpham](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hungpham/)
 * (@hungpham)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-permissions-2/)
 * With version 3.9.5.1, I have to enable Manage Options in User Role Editor, then
   Editor users is able to create new downloads. Without that, only Categories and
   Tags menu are available. But then, there are other WordPress options make them
   confused, mistakes can happen.
 * Is there anyway to keep the “old way” in version 3.9.4, that Editor users don’t
   need to have Manage Options permission?

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 *  Plugin Contributor [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/menu-permissions-2/#post-14844466)
 * Hi, in version 3.9.5 the following was introduced.
 * > The “Downloads” menu in the admin dashboard is now only available to site administrator
   > roles.
 * That means only administrators can see and manage the download menu.
 * Kind regards.

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