Title: plugin needs permission
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# plugin needs permission

 *  Resolved [WPtesting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wptesting/)
 * (@wptesting)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-needs-permission/)
 * I’m using a plugin called “share post” as bookmarking tool. It’s working fine
   with multisite but only “network admin” can change it’s setting. If a “site admin”
   wants to modify it’s setting, it says
 * > “You do not have sufficient permissions to modify **unregistered settings**
   > for this site.”
 * Can anyone please tell me how to add this permission for site admin?
 * Here is the code
    _[Code moderated as per the [Forum Rules](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Posting_Code).
   Please use the [pastebin](http://wordpress.pastebin.com/)]_
 * There are more two php files, if you need those please let me know.

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 *  [Rod Whiteley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rod-whiteley/)
 * (@rod-whiteley)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-needs-permission/#post-2482878)
 * The error message is misleading. I think this is an old plugin that does not 
   specify a capability for its options page, so the required capability defaults
   to one that only a super-admin has.
 *  Thread Starter [WPtesting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wptesting/)
 * (@wptesting)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-needs-permission/#post-2482881)
 * I don’t think it’s that much misleading as it makes kinda same sense you are 
   saying. What I’m looking for is to add/modify the permission, so that the site-
   admin also can modify it’s setting.
 * NEED HELP 🙁
 *  [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * (@andrea_r)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-needs-permission/#post-2482886)
 * The code you had pasted had a 10 in it. Change it to a lower number, like 9 or
   8.
 * Also this is really more a question for the plugin author.
 *  Thread Starter [WPtesting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wptesting/)
 * (@wptesting)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-needs-permission/#post-2482891)
 * [@andrea_r](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/),
 * I changed it to a lower number as you have mentioned, but it didn’t work.
    It’s
   true that the question is for plugin author but the author and the plugin has
   been deleted from WP.org for some reason[for sure]. 🙁 That’s why I’m here… A
   Little Guidance would be appreciated.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-needs-permission/#post-2482898)
 * > the plugin has been deleted from WP.org for some reason[for sure]
 * That usually means (a) the dev asked for it to be removed of (b) it was doing
   something naughty.
 * Either way, find a different plugin, it’s DOA.
 *  [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * (@andrea_r)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-needs-permission/#post-2482900)
 * We cannot rewrite the plugin for you.
 *  Thread Starter [WPtesting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wptesting/)
 * (@wptesting)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-needs-permission/#post-2482902)
 * I understand,
    I guess I’ve found the error. the plugin is using `<form method
   ="post" action="options.php" >` in order to save the settings and i guess site
   admin doesn’t have the permission of `wp-admin/options.php`.
 * I’m not asking you to rewrite the plugin, just tell 2 things.
    1> Am I right 
   about that above thing? if yes 2> what is the alternate solution to save the 
   settings?
 * Thanks 🙂
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-needs-permission/#post-2482903)
 * Without seeing the REST of the plugin… Tentatively yes, the wp-admin/options.
   php call is why it’s breaking (you don’t use that on Multisite, it’s in network)
 * And the solution would involve a total rewrite cause that’s a CLASSIC case of
   doin’ it wrong. See [http://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin#WordPress_Options_Mechanism](http://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin#WordPress_Options_Mechanism)
 *  Thread Starter [WPtesting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wptesting/)
 * (@wptesting)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-needs-permission/#post-2482904)
 * Thanks 🙂
 *  [inovawebdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inovawebdesign/)
 * (@inovawebdesign)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-needs-permission/#post-2482973)
 * [@wptesting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wptesting/) did you ever figure
   out the proper form action? I don’t see the answer on Ipstenu’s link.

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 * Last reply from: [inovawebdesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inovawebdesign/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-needs-permission/#post-2482973)
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