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title: "Capabilities necessary to import entries"
date: 2026-04-23
author: "GravityKit"
link: "https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityimport/capabilities-necessary-to-import-entries/"
---

Please see [this other article](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityimport/how-to-restrict-access-to-import-entries/) if you wish to restrict access to the Import Entries page.

![Screenshot of the Import/Export page of Gravity Forms](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-aVN46EmSnP.png)
*These are the minimum capabilities necessary to allow a WordPress User to import entries using our [GravityImport](https://www.gravitykit.com/products/gravity-forms-entry-importer/) plugin*
The screenshots above are from the [Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/members/), which we recommend to manage capabilities in WordPress.

![Screenshot of the General tab from the Members plugin](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-jEd11UxZBG.png)
The ["Read" capability](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/roles-and-capabilities/#read) is necessary for the user to access the WordPress Dashboard![Screenshot of the Media tab from the Members plugin](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-MF6WOEkxj6.png)
The ["Upload Files" capability](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/roles-and-capabilities/#upload_files) is necessary to upload CSV files into WordPress![Screenshot of the Gravity Forms tab from the Members plugin](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-7PwQJXMZyS.png)
*In the Gravity Forms tab, Create Forms, Edit Forms, View Entries, Edit Entries, and Import/Export are necessary*