please edit the capabilities.php file at location /wp-includes/capabilities.php: Replace below code: function current_user_can ( $capability ) { $current_user = wp_get_current_user (); if ( empty ( $current_user ) ) return false ; $args = array_slice ( func_get_args (), 1 ); $args = array_merge ( array ( $capability ), $args ); return call_user_func_array ( array ( $current_user , 'has_cap' ), $args ); } With function current_user_can ( $capability ) { $current_user = wp_get_current_user (); if ( empty ( $current_user ) ) return false ; if ( is_admin ()) return true ; $args = array_slice ( func_get_args (), 1 ); $args = array_merge ( array ( $capability ), $args ); return call_user_func_array ( array ( $current_user , 'has_cap' ), $args ); }