Change User Capability to Create/Edit Forms

By default, only administrators can create or edit JetFormBuilder forms. This snippet changes the required user capability to edit_others_posts, allowing editors and other roles with this permission to manage forms.

Specifications
Change User Capability to Create/Edit Forms
5 January, 2026
  • Plugin
    • JetFormBuilder
  • Category
    • Forms
    • User Accounts & Profiles
  • Programming languages
    • PHP
Source code

Installing Instruction

How to Add Snippets into the functions.php File of the Active Child Theme

Attention: Create a site backup before applying any changes to functions.php.

This ensures that you can restore the website if something goes wrong after adding the code snippet.

  1. Copy the required code snippet to your clipboard.
  2. Navigate to WordPress Dashboard > Appearance > Theme File Editor.
  3. Click the functions.php tab to open the file.
  4. Paste the code snippet below the existing code in the Selected file content: area.
  5. Click the "Update File" page.

Example Use Case

Use this snippet to delegate form management beyond administrators, allowing editors or managers to safely create and edit forms, ideal for multi-author blogs, agencies, or client sites.
Applicable scenarios:

  • Multi-user WordPress sites needing delegated form management capabilities.
  • Agencies or teams working collaboratively on form content.
  • Enhancing security by refining user role permissions for forms.
Specifications
Change User Capability to Create/Edit Forms
5 January, 2026
  • Plugin
    • JetFormBuilder
  • Category
    • Forms
    • User Accounts & Profiles
  • Programming languages
    • PHP
Source code

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