Title: Which capabilities enable WP Dashboard?
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Which capabilities enable WP Dashboard?

 *  Resolved [munt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/munt/)
 * (@munt)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/which-capabilities-enable-wp-dashboard/)
 * So far I have only found that manage_woocommerce and edit_posts allow the user
   to enter the admin side dashboard.
 * Do you know which capabilities enable the user to see the dashboard?
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 *  [Justin Tadlock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/greenshady/)
 * (@greenshady)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/which-capabilities-enable-wp-dashboard/#post-6586405)
 * The `read` capability allows them to see the dashboard screen. It also allows
   users to view their profile screen in the admin IIRC.
 *  Thread Starter [munt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/munt/)
 * (@munt)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/which-capabilities-enable-wp-dashboard/#post-6586406)
 * I have found that ‘read’ does not enable the wp-admin on my installation. Do 
   you have any ideas why it might not be working for me ?
 * Thanks for your time.
 *  [Justin Tadlock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/greenshady/)
 * (@greenshady)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/which-capabilities-enable-wp-dashboard/#post-6586429)
 * There are no capabilities for accessing the WordPress admin itself. The admin
   is made up of many different components, each with different capabilities for
   access. You need the “read” cap for accessing the dashboard screen. You need 
   other capabilities for accessing other screens.
 * The only thing you need to “access the admin” is to be logged in. If that’s not
   working for you, I recommend deactivating all other plugins.
 *  [LewisCowles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lewiscowles/)
 * (@lewiscowles)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/which-capabilities-enable-wp-dashboard/#post-6586763)
 * it could be WooCommerce; check this out…
 *     ```
       add_filter('woocommerce_prevent_admin_access', '_wc_admin_access', 10, 1);
       function _wc_admin_access($prevent_admin_access) {
           return false;
       }
       ```
   

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## Tags

 * [admin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/admin/)
 * [capability](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/capability/)
 * [dashboard](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/dashboard/)

 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [LewisCowles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lewiscowles/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/which-capabilities-enable-wp-dashboard/#post-6586763)
 * Status: resolved