Roles and capabilities without code
The Role Management drawer is where you manage roles and capabilities (no code).
Click Roles in the Users page header, or open Role Management from the Menu Management drawer (user menu or sidebar). The drawer opens from the side.
You see a list of roles (native and custom). For each role you can:
View: See the role name and its capabilities.
Edit: Open an editor where you can rename the role (if allowed) and toggle capabilities with checkboxes. Capabilities have readable names so you don't need to memorize slugs. Save to apply.
Create: Name a new role and assign capabilities. It appears in the list and in the Users page role filter.
Delete: Delete a custom role (native roles are typically protected). Confirm before delete.
The editor shows WordPress capabilities (e.g. edit_posts, publish_posts) with clear labels. Check or uncheck to grant or revoke. Changes save to WordPress's role system, so plugins and core respect them.
Some capabilities may be marked as protected (e.g. for Administrator). The UI may restrict editing of certain roles or capabilities for safety.
Create, edit, and assign roles and capabilities with a clear UI. Roles without the code.
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In practice
User & Role Management — list roles, create, edit, delete; capabilities with checkboxes. On this page, Roles and capabilities without code is covered in detail: what it looks like in the admin, the exact controls it exposes, and how it behaves when you use it day to day. Because roles and capabilities without code is part of User & Role Manager — a redesigned users grid, role management, application passwords, and inline role changes — the settings you touch here interact with the rest of the feature; when in doubt, open the feature overview and follow the docs in order.
See also
Need a hand? Contact support or head back to the User & Role Manager guide.