From 51933246252f1c6bd56a917f896e7b31322ee9d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michel <michelbats@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:32:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Added a check for the options page to only load if the user
 has sufficient rights

---
 readme.txt              | 1 +
 wp-jquery-datatable.php | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index b054464..258bdd3 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ Is this plugin prepared for multisites? Yes.
 * Changed the unregistering of settings during uninstallation to an array.
 * Deleted the setting of unnecessary variables under wp_jdt_activate_plugin() and made all the if statements strict.
 * Changed the user role for the options page from 'administrator' to 'manage_options'.
+* Added a check for the options page to only load if the user has sufficient rights.
 
 = 4.1.0 =
 * Compatibility with WordPress version 6.7.1
diff --git a/wp-jquery-datatable.php b/wp-jquery-datatable.php
index 3e3b6de..4a0bee6 100644
--- a/wp-jquery-datatable.php
+++ b/wp-jquery-datatable.php
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ function wp_jdt_settings()
 function wp_jdt_settings_page()
 {
     // Admin side page options
+    if (!current_user_can('manage_options')) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     $wp_jdt_info = get_option('wp_jdt_info');
     $wp_jdt_paging = get_option('wp_jdt_paging');
     $wp_jdt_page_length = get_option('wp_jdt_page_length');