> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://developers.disciple.tools/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://developers.disciple.tools/theme-core/capabilities.md).

# Permissions

This is a list of the capabilities used by D.T roles within the theme core. Each role is assigned certain capabilities which determines what the user is able to do.

## WP capabilities

**edit\_posts**\
give the user access and update ability for site links

**edit\_page**\
give the user access and update ability for site links

**read**\
let the user access the wp-admin interface

## D.T Admin capabilities

**manage\_dt**\
let the user update all D.T settings

## User management

**promote\_users**\
Ability to add/update/remove a user roles. Note only and administrator can give or take away the administrator role.

**edit\_users**\
Edit user data in the wp-admin interface

**create\_users**\
Create new users or invite users to the instance

**delete\_users**\
Ability to delete users

**list\_users**\
WP Admin list users

**dt\_list\_users**\
D.T Front End list users

## Metrics

**view\_project\_metrics**\
view more metrics for the whole project

## Locations

**read\_location**\
list locations

## People Groups

**access\_peoplegroups**\
Basic permission list and update all people groups.

**list\_peoplegroups**\
List all people groups in typeaheads.

## Post Types

Replace `post_type` with `contacts`, `groups` or your custom post type.

**access\_\[post\_type]**\
Give the user access to view their or all records of the post\_type

**create\_\[post\_type]**\
Gives the user the ability to create a record of the post\_type

**list\_all\_\[post\_type]**\
List all post\_type record names in typeaheads

**assign\_any\_\[post\_type]**\
Ability to assign any post\_type record to a user.

**access\_specific\_sources**\
Ability to list and update all contacts of source x

**dt\_all\_access\_contacts** >= v1.0.0\
List and update all contact of type 'access'

**view\_any\_\[post\_type]**\
gives full permission to view and update all records of the post type. Recommended only for API/script use.