User Access Management (UAM)

What you need: Simply Static Pro

By default, Simply Static is available to administrators. User Access Management (UAM) gives you granular control over who can access each Simply Static page, menu entry, and feature by assigning a minimum WordPress role to each. It's especially useful for teams: you can let editors push the site while keeping deployment credentials and settings administrator-only.

Enable the integration

Go to Simply Static > Integrations and turn on User Access Management. Once enabled, a new UAM entry appears under the Advanced section of the Simply Static menu.

Assign minimum roles

Open Simply Static > UAM. Each Simply Static page, menu item, and feature has a dropdown where you choose the minimum WordPress role required to use it.

How minimum roles work

WordPress roles are hierarchical, with access from most to least: Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor, Subscriber. When you set a minimum role for an item, that role and any higher role can access it, while lower roles cannot. For example, setting Activity Log to Editor means editors and administrators can see it, but authors and those below cannot.

What you can control

The options are grouped to match the Simply Static interface:

  • Tools: Activity Log and Diagnostics.
  • Settings: General, Deploy, Forms, Search, Optimize, Hide WP, and Workflow.
  • Advanced: Integrations, Utilities, Debug, and UAM itself.
  • Menu: which entries appear in the Simply Static menu, including Generate, Settings, Diagnostics, Form Connections, and Builds.
  • Features: specific actions, such as the Admin Bar widget and the Single Export button.

The Menu group is worth calling out: it controls which items even show up in the Simply Static menu for a given role, so lower-privileged users only see the parts they're allowed to use.

Save your changes

Click Save Settings to apply. The roles take effect immediately, so each user only sees and reaches the parts of Simply Static you've granted them.

Example: give editors push access

A common setup is to set Generate (under Menu) and Activity Log (under Tools) to Editor, while leaving Settings, Deploy, and the Advanced items on Administrator. Editors can then push the site and monitor progress without ever touching their deployment credentials or configuration.