{"id":42122,"date":"2023-09-20T16:39:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T16:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/?post_type=article&p=42122"},"modified":"2023-09-22T06:36:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T06:36:12","slug":"limiting-user-access-with-profile-builder","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/jetengine\/limiting-user-access-with-profile-builder\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Limit User’s Access With Profile Builder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You can manage access for default user roles provided by WordPress, but if you want to add custom roles, you can manage them with different plugins, such as the free third-party User Role Editor<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To add new roles with the User Role Editor <\/em>plugin, install and activate it, proceed to the Users > User Role Editor <\/em><\/strong>tab, and click the \u201cAdd Role\u201d <\/strong>button from the toolbar on the right side. In the \u201cAdd New Role\u201d <\/strong>pop-up, enter the Role name (ID) <\/strong>(ensure the ID consists only of letters and numbers and doesn\u2019t include spaces), the Display Role Name<\/strong>, and hit the \u201cAdd Role\u201d <\/strong>button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this tutorial, we created the \u201cJob Seeker,\u201d \u201cCompany,\u201d and \u201cEmployee\u201d user roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"add<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Limiting the User’s Access to the Dashboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Go to JetEngine > Profile Builder<\/em><\/strong>. Enable the Restrict admin area access <\/strong>toggle and select roles that should have access to the admin area <\/strong>from the drop-down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be aware that the admin area is always accessible for the \u201cAdministrator\u201d role. To restrict access to all roles except \u201cAdministrator,\u201d enable the Restrict admin area access <\/strong>option and leave the Select Role<\/strong> field empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Restrict<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

According to our settings, if we log in as an \u201cAuthor,\u201d we will proceed to the WordPress Dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"admin<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If we log in as a \u201cJob Seeker,\u201d we will be redirected to the Account page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"limiting<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Limiting the User’s Access to the Account Subpages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Follow the JetEngine > Profile Builder <\/em><\/strong>path and open the Account Page <\/strong>tab. Unfold one of the subpages tab and set the user roles to see and access the page in the Available for the user role <\/strong>field. All the variants are listed in the drop-down, so you just have to choose the ones you need. You can select several roles if required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"available<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Manage the user access for every subpage. When you finish, push the \u201cSave\u201d <\/strong>button at the end of the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, let\u2019s check the result on the Account page on the front end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We allowed access to all subpages to the \u201cAdministrator\u201d role and logged in as an administrator so we could see all subpages displayed with the Profile Menu<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"profile<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When logged in as a user with the \u201cCompany\u201d role, we can access only four subpages for which we selected the “Company” option in the Available for the user role <\/strong>field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"profile<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When logged in as a \u201cJob Seeker,\u201d we have access to a different set of subpages according to our settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"profile<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As you can see, different users can access different profile subpages allowed to their roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can hide a subpage item from the Profile Menu<\/strong> by enabling the Hide from menu <\/strong>toggle and hitting the \u201cSave\u201d <\/strong>button. We enabled this option for the \u201cSettings\u201d subpage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"hide<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

After opening the Account page on the front end, all subpage items are visible in the Profile Menu<\/strong>, except the \u201cSettings\u201d tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But be aware that users can reach the subpage on the front end by entering the slug into the permalink even if their roles aren’t chosen in the Available for the user role<\/strong> field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"reaching<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Limiting the User’s Access to the Single User Subpages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Enabling the Single User Page <\/strong>toggle in the Pages <\/strong>tab allows you to proceed to the User Page <\/strong>tab and set the user accessibility here as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"single<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The subpage tabs in the User Page<\/strong> tab have two options for limiting access:<\/p>\n\n\n\n