User Role Editor Pro version 4.17 was published October, 3rd, 2014. This release includes:

• “Other roles access” additional module was added. It allows to define which other roles user with current role may see at WordPress: dropdown menus, e.g assign role to user editing user profile, etc.
• Correspondent front-end admin menu bar items are blocked according to settings of “Admin menu blocking” add-on.
• Edit access restrictions add-on: Bulk actions helper was added. It is possible to select posts from the posts list and allow/prohibit access for editing them to the group of users. Go to the “Posts/Pages”, select bulk action “Edit Access” and click “Apply”.
• uninstall.php was updated to delete data of “Widgets access”, “Other roles access” add-ons.
• Multisite: – case when URE was not network activated: It is possible to use own settings for single site activated instances of User Role Editor. It used the only version of settings values from the main blog earlier.

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Other Roles Access additional module for User Role Editor Pro WordPress plugin allows to block roles from selection in the WordPress drop-down lists (e.g at user profile) by the user with current role. Those roles tabs at the “Users” page will be hidden from the current role too. This way you may add to your WordPress some kind of roles hierarchy – which roles are available for the current one, but which are not. Read more Other roles access management ›

User Role Editor Pro 4.16 was published at September 12, 2014. The changes applied to this version are:

• Rename role button was added to the URE toolbar. It allows to change user role display name (role ID is always the same). Be careful and double think before rename some built-in WordPress role. It may add some mess to your blog and confuse other users/developers. Read more User Role Editor Pro 4.16 ›

User Role Editor Pro 4.15 was published at August 30th, 2014. This release includes new additional module “Widgets Access”. Using this add-on you may limit the list of widgets available under “Appearance” menu to other users whose role includes “edit_theme_options” capability. For more information (how to activate and use “Widgets Access” add-on) read this post “Block selected widgets under Appearance menu”.

Block selected widgets under Appearance menu for some role – is it possible? Yes, now it’s possible with “Widgets Admin Access” additional module. If role has access to the “Widgets” menu item of “Appearance” menu, you may block access to the selected widgets for that role using this add-on. Read more Block selected widgets under Appearance menu ›