Capabilities & roles

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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MyBookaro doesn’t add custom WP roles in Lite. It relies on standard WP capabilities plus a few bookaro_* capabilities mapped to manage_options by default.

Default capability mapping #

Capability	Mapped to (default)	Used for
`bookaro_manage`	manage_options	Site-wide admin operations
`bookaro_manage_bookings`	manage_options	Owner booking management
`bookaro_view_reports`	manage_options	Reports access
`bookaro_export_data`	manage_options	CSV exports (Pro)
`bookaro_manage_license`	manage_options	License administration (Pro)

Provider capabilities #

Any logged-in user can be a “provider” by being assigned bookings (Single Business: Default Provider; Generic: listing author / meta key target). Provider Dashboard checks read + ownership of the data being requested.

Customer capabilities #

Customers don’t need a WP account to book — anonymous booking with a magic-link token works. Customer Dashboard requires a logged-in WP account.

Adding capabilities to roles #

Use a role-management plugin (User Role Editor, Members) or programmatic add_cap() in your theme/site mu-plugin:

add_action('init', function() {
    $role = get_role('shop_manager');
    if ($role) {
        $role->add_cap('bookaro_manage_bookings');
        $role->add_cap('bookaro_view_reports');
    }
});