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When logged in as Author, the screen options do not include OceanWP settings. If logged in as Administrator, the options do include OceanWP settings.

The Author needs these settings to remove such things as breadcrumbs, comments, etc. from a certain kinds of posts.

Any help or direction greatly appreciated. Theme: OceanWP + Ocean Extra.

Elementor is installed but is not used for posts.

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When logged in as Author, the screen options do not include OceanWP settings. If logged in as Administrator, the options do include OceanWP settings.

The Author needs these settings to remove such things as breadcrumbs, comments, etc. from a certain kinds of posts.

Any help or direction greatly appreciated. Theme: OceanWP + Ocean Extra.

Elementor is installed but is not used for posts.

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It looks like you can hook into the ocean_main_metabox_capabilities filter:

It is defined in /plugins/ocean-extra/includes/metabox/metabox.php:

$capabilities = apply_filters( 'ocean_main_metaboxes_capabilities', 'manage_options' );

In your child theme or a custom plugin, try the following (for example, in /themes/mytheme/functions.php:

add_filter( 'ocean_main_metaboxes_capabilities', 'my_custom_metabox_role' );

/**
 * Change the default role used to display the Ocean Extra metabox.
 * 
 * @param string $role The role to use, defaults to 'manage_options' (Administrator).
 * @return string
 */
function my_custom_metabox_role( $role ) {
    if ( ! current_user_can( 'publish_posts' ) ) {
        return $role;
    }

    return 'publish_posts';
}