Pure Gold

This is definitely a fantastic manager of roles, capabilities, as well as an easy way to hide parts of the backend by role. I have used others, but this is the best one I’ve found so far.

The 1-star reviews are clearly looking for a different plugin, and misunderstood what this one does. It’s true that for posts and pages on the front end (above the limitations imposed by the free version), you’ll need to pay for the pro version. But if that’s what you’re looking for, maybe you really want a membership plugin instead. That’s not what this is, so don’t be confused.

This is a perfectly awesome and full featured FREE plugin that allows easy management of your backend, on a per role or per user basis. It’s great for simplifying your backend for users who don’t need the full suite of options, are easily confused, or those who are dangerous. 😉