Title: [Plugin: Capability Manager] Create child pages
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: Capability Manager] Create child pages

 *  Resolved [doug](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doug/)
 * (@doug)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-capability-manager-create-child-pages/)
 * How can I add the ability to control who can create child pages?
 * Currently, the WordPress default is that only administrators can create child
   pages. Other users, even those with the ability to edit and publish pages, cannot
   choose a parent page for the page they are editing.
 * I tried adding “Create child page” and “Create child page” capabilities, but 
   these seem to have no effect.
 * Secondary question: How do I remove those two capabilities I added that have 
   no effect?
 * Thanks.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/capsman/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/capsman/)

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 *  Thread Starter [doug](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doug/)
 * (@doug)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-capability-manager-create-child-pages/#post-1219953)
 * Further investigation reveals that adding the “Manage options” capability gives
   the user the ability to change Page Attributes. The Attributes panel on Add New
   Page contains Page Parent, Order, and Template.
 * It doesn’t make sense to me that a user must have Manage Options capability in
   order to create a child page.
 *  [Txanny](https://wordpress.org/support/users/txanny/)
 * (@txanny)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-capability-manager-create-child-pages/#post-1220031)
 * Disable this two capabilities on all roles and them will disapear from your system.
 * The plugin just adds or removes the capabilities to a role. It does not change
   the way WordPress uses the capabilities. Adding new capabilities is only intended
   for developers that will use them on a plugin.
 * I’m sorry, but I don’t know enough how WordPress manages child pages. Probably
   Editors can create child pages. I would suggest to test with an editor. If works,
   look the capabilities an Editor has, and find out the ones you need.
 * But I think to create a child page you need rights to edit the parent one, as
   you are creating a child of it.
 * You have more info at [http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities](http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities)
 *  Thread Starter [doug](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doug/)
 * (@doug)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-capability-manager-create-child-pages/#post-1220134)
 * Thanks, that did the trick for removing unused capabilities.
 * FYI, by default administrators can create child pages. No other users can, not
   even Editors.
 * The Page Attributes (which includes creating child pages) are only available 
   to users with “Manage Options”, so I have added that capability where needed 
   and filed a [bug with wordpress.org](http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/10824)
   to make the page attributes a separate capability from manage options. But that
   is an issue with WordPress, not your plugin. Thanks for you help.

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-capability-manager-create-child-pages/#post-1220134)
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