Who should use Roles & Capabilities?

Roles & Capabilities is a B2B2C product built for wordPress administrators and membership site builders.

Does Roles & Capabilities have a free plan?

Yes — there is a free tier, with paid plans for advanced use.

What platforms does Roles & Capabilities run on?

Roles & Capabilities runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Roles & Capabilities still maintained?

Unverified. Roles & Capabilities has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

Who makes Roles & Capabilities?

Roles & Capabilities is developed by Ariel.

When did Roles & Capabilities launch?

Roles & Capabilities first shipped in 2019.

Is Roles & Capabilities open source?

Roles & Capabilities has a public GitHub repository.

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Roles & Capabilities

Name: Roles & Capabilities
Author: Ariel

wordpress.orgOther productivity

Roles & Capabilities gives WordPress administrators complete control over user roles and individual capabilities through an intuitive admin interface. Users can create custom roles, clone existing ones, assign or revoke permissions, and manage custom capabilities. Access is restricted to site administrators for security. It is designed for membership sites, editorial workflows, and any setup requiring fine-tuned user permissions.

FreemiumGPL-2.0WebSelf-hosted

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6stars

2forks

5features

2019since

Overview

5 features

In the Other productivity space, Roles & Capabilities takes a focused approach. It focuses on controlling and customizing WordPress user roles and granular permissions without writing PHP code. It is built as a B2B2C product for wordPress administrators and membership site builders. A free plan is available. It runs on the web, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by Ariel, and it first shipped in 2019. Key capabilities include create custom roles, edit capabilities, and clone roles. The interface is available in English and Spanish.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Create custom roles
Edit capabilities
Clone roles
Manage user permissions
Custom capabilities

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserSelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

GPL-2.0

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tierGitHub · ★ 6Multi-language

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed3 Aug · 00:18 UTC
Roles & Capabilities verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Roles & Capabilities

What is Roles & Capabilities?: Roles & Capabilities focuses on controlling and customizing WordPress user roles and granular permissions without writing PHP code. It is catalogued under Other productivity on PulseGate.
Who should use Roles & Capabilities?: Roles & Capabilities is a B2B2C product built for wordPress administrators and membership site builders.
Does Roles & Capabilities have a free plan?: Yes — there is a free tier, with paid plans for advanced use.
What platforms does Roles & Capabilities run on?: Roles & Capabilities runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Roles & Capabilities still maintained?: Unverified. Roles & Capabilities has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who makes Roles & Capabilities?: Roles & Capabilities is developed by Ariel.
When did Roles & Capabilities launch?: Roles & Capabilities first shipped in 2019.
Is Roles & Capabilities open source?: Roles & Capabilities has a public GitHub repository.

At a glance

Pricing: Freemium · pricing page detected · free tier
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Spanish
Open source: Yes · ★ 6
License: GPL-2.0
First seen: 3 Aug 2026
Built for: WordPress administrators and membership site builders
Model: B2B2C
Solves: Controlling and customizing WordPress user roles and granular permissions without writing PHP code.

Registered as

GitHub: arielhr1987/leira-roles
WordPress.org: leira-roles

Developer

Ariel

Small team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 6
Forks: 2
Open issues: 0
Last commit: 19 Dec 2025
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 3
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: master

Live coverage

Identity confidence: High · 92
Indexed: 3 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 3 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: roles-amp-capabilities-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 3 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 3 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 3 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/leira-roles

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