Could be many things that have been set in your theme or plugins.
you best bet would be to hire someone to fix
http://jobs.wordpress.net/
@madvibes
do you mean they can just see the backend of WordPress??
or that they have Admin Capabilities??
They are automatically granted Administrator access to WP backend when they register on bbpress
@madvibes
this plugin might help, subscribers and other roles usually can edit their profile in the wordpress backend, its not just for admins/authors/editors its just most users like it this way.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-admin-no-show/
but if you do have it where your users register than have admin capabilities then go post a job at the link Robin provided.
Thanks, i’ll look into that. BUT *why* would BBpress give a newly registered forum user admin-level access to wordpress. it makes NO sense at all.
@madvibes
its not bbPress its a WordPress thing.
you can deactivate your bbPress then switch to a user that is a subscriber then see if you can reach the WordPress Backend.
usually if the role is not admin it wont show plugin settings , theme/plugin editor , or anything they shouldn’t touch. they should only edit their profile.
but like i said if the subscriber user has admin capabilities , thats a real issue.
I think it’s bbpress, actually. I have wordpress set to give new users only Subscriber level access, which is fine. when somebody registers for the forum through bbpress, they are given administrator level access. If i register a new user outside of bbpress, they get Subscriber.
what is your definition of admin level access??
what is your definition of subscriber level access??
just to make sure i understand you well.
link to your site so i can check this out too.
Wordpress defines User roles as: Subscriber, Contributor, Author, Editor, Administrator. Admin being the highest level of control, obviously.
BBpress seems to have roles defined as: Keymaster, Moderator, Participant, Spectator, Blocked.
I have WP set to give new users Subscriber role
I have BBpress set to give new users Participant role
HOWEVER, when somebody creates an account in BBpress, they are given the Forum role of Participant BUT the WordPress role of Administrator.
The site is http://bkparties.com/bkbp-resourcecenter/
ahhh so they have admin capabilities then since they have the WordPress role of Admin.
well , when i registered through i think the BuddyPress registration form, and i cant see anywhere to get into the backend right now.
see if another plugin is causing the issue.
Deactivate all but bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.
right, it’s not something that’s obvious, but if any user knows they just have to go to wp-admin and log in, it can be a huge huge issue.
yeah i bet, if you dont find another plugin issue you probably need to hire someone to fix it for you.
i just checked my site just in case to see if the new version of bbPress is causing this issue, and its not bbPress.
just to jump in here
bbporess 2.5.5
wordpress 4.1.1
Twentyten theme
and no other plugins does not have this issue.
Therefoere it is likely to be a plugin or theme issue
as suggested by Robkk, suggest you
Plugins
Deactivate all but bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.
Themes
If plugins don’t pinpoint the problem, as a test switch to a default theme such as twentytwelve, and see if this fixes.
Then come back
I tracked it down, guys. Thanks for your help.
great – glad you’re fixed !
