Allow non-Admin roles access to settings page

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December 6, 2018 at 2:38 AM #12504

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Using the default generated code to register the settings page does not allow access for any non-admin roles. Wrapping the default generated code in a current_user_can() function does not work either to give access to non-admins. Is there a way to give non-admin roles access to the settings page?
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December 6, 2018 at 3:05 PM #12521

Farheen
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Hello Tom,

Can you please share your code here so we can take a look.

Thanks

December 6, 2018 at 3:32 PM #12522
tom
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For example, the default generated will show up for admins but not for non-admins.
```
add_filter( 'mb_settings_pages', 'prefix_options_page' );
function prefix_options_page( $settings_pages ) {

        $settings_pages[] = array(
            'id'          => 'customize',
            'option_name' => 'customize',
            'menu_title'  => 'customize',
            'icon_url'    => 'dashicons-admin-generic',
            'style'       => 'boxes',
            'columns'     => 1,

            'position'    => 168,
        );

        return $settings_pages;
}
```
I tried wrapping it like so, but still a no-show for non-admins:
```
add_filter( 'mb_settings_pages', 'prefix_options_page' );
function prefix_options_page( $settings_pages ) {

        $settings_pages[] = array(
            'id'          => 'customize',
            'option_name' => 'customize',
            'menu_title'  => 'customize',
            'icon_url'    => 'dashicons-admin-generic',
            'style'       => 'boxes',
            'columns'     => 1,

            'position'    => 168,
        );

if( current_user_can('editor') || current_user_can('administrator') ) {
            return $settings_pages;
}
}
```
December 6, 2018 at 3:34 PM #12523

tom
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Disregard the => formatting, of course.

December 6, 2018 at 5:53 PM #12526

Farheen
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Hello Tom,

Try adding
‘capability’ => ‘edit_others_pages’,

in the array. You can define the users via the capability.

Let me know if it works.

December 7, 2018 at 4:00 AM #12537

tom
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It works, thank you!
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