How to set up a user role that can edit other member without wp-admin access

This article describes how to create a user role that can edit specific user roles without access to the wp-admin area. This may be useful if you need a person whose role is to review and approve new members.

Go to wp-admin > Ultimate Member > User Roles and click the Add New button to create a new user role.

Set needed permissions:

• Can access wp-admin? - turn OFF
• Force hiding adminbar in frontend? - turn ON
• Can edit other member accounts? - turn ON
• Can edit these user roles only - select roles that this person can edit, exclude important roles.
• Can delete other member accounts? - turn ON if you want to allow this role to delete members.
• Can delete these user roles only - select roles that this person can delete, exclude important roles.
• Can view other member profiles? - turn ON

Set needed capabilities:

• edit_users
• read

Click the Update Role button to save changes.

Assign this user role to a person who has to review and approve new members.

A person with this role will see members who are waiting for approval in the members directory and can view their profiles. This person will see the gear icon that opens the profile actions menu in other member profiles.

Available actions:

• Approve Membership
• Reject Membership
• Deactivate this account
• Delete this user (if the "Can delete other member accounts?" permission is turned on)
• Edit Profile