Title: Modifying User Roles
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Modifying User Roles

 *  Resolved [MaddTechWF](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maddtechwf/)
 * (@maddtechwf)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modifying-user-roles-1/)
 * I want to modify the user roles so that I can make a semi-administrator that 
   doesn’t have rights to only certain areas.
 * Is this possible?

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 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modifying-user-roles-1/#post-1696708)
 * This look promising.
    [ User Role Editor
 *  Thread Starter [MaddTechWF](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maddtechwf/)
 * (@maddtechwf)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modifying-user-roles-1/#post-1696714)
 * Sweet. That worked like a charm. Thanks a lot.
 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modifying-user-roles-1/#post-1696715)
 * You’re welcome!

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modifying-user-roles-1/#post-1696715)
 * Status: resolved

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