Limit access to WordPress and Genesis widgets for the Editor Role.

limit_editor_widgets.php

<?PHP

// Allow Editors to manage Widgets and Menus
function sp_editor_capabilities() {
	$editor = get_role( 'editor' );

	if (!$editor->has_cap( 'edit_theme_options' ) ) {
	  $editor->add_cap( 'edit_theme_options' );
	}

	if (!$editor->has_cap( 'wpml_manage_string_translation' ) ) {
	  $editor->add_cap( 'wpml_manage_string_translation' );
	}

	if (!$editor->has_cap( 'wpml_manage_taxonomy_translation' ) ) {
	  $editor->add_cap( 'wpml_manage_taxonomy_translation' );
	}
}
add_action('admin_head', 'sp_editor_capabilities');

/* Unregister WordPress and Genesis widgets for Editor Role*/
if( !current_user_can('update_core') ) { 
    function unregister_widgets() {
        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Pages');
        unregister_widget( 'WP_Widget_Calendar' );
        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Archives');
        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Links');
        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Meta');
        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Search');
//        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Text');
	unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Categories');
	unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Custom_HTML');
	unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Media_Audio');
	unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Media_Gallery');
	unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Media_Image');
	unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Media_Video');
        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Recent_Posts');
        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Recent_Comments');
        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_RSS');
        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Tag_Cloud');
        unregister_widget('WP_Nav_Menu_Widget');
	unregister_widget( 'Genesis_eNews_Updates' );
	unregister_widget( 'Genesis_Featured_Page' );
	unregister_widget( 'Genesis_Featured_Post' );
	unregister_widget( 'Genesis_Latest_Tweets_Widget' );
	unregister_widget( 'Genesis_Menu_Pages_Widget' );
	unregister_widget( 'Genesis_User_Profile_Widget' );
	unregister_widget( 'Genesis_Widget_Menu_Categories' );
	}
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'unregister_widgets', 20 );
}

/* Unregister WordPress widgets for Editor Role*/
/*if( !current_user_can('update_core') ) { 
    function unregister_default_wp_widgets() {
        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Pages');
        unregister_widget( 'WP_Widget_Calendar' );
        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Archives');
        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Links');
        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Meta');
        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Search');
//        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Text');
	unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Categories');
	unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Custom_HTML');
	unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Media_Audio');
	unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Media_Gallery');
	unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Media_Image');
	unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Media_Video');
        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Recent_Posts');
        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Recent_Comments');
        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_RSS');
        unregister_widget('WP_Widget_Tag_Cloud');
        unregister_widget('WP_Nav_Menu_Widget');
    }

    add_action('widgets_init', 'unregister_default_wp_widgets', 1);
}

// Unregister Genesis widgets
if( !current_user_can('update_core') ) { 
function unregister_genesis_widgets() {
	unregister_widget( 'Genesis_eNews_Updates' );
	unregister_widget( 'Genesis_Featured_Page' );
	unregister_widget( 'Genesis_Featured_Post' );
	unregister_widget( 'Genesis_Latest_Tweets_Widget' );
	unregister_widget( 'Genesis_Menu_Pages_Widget' );
	unregister_widget( 'Genesis_User_Profile_Widget' );
	unregister_widget( 'Genesis_Widget_Menu_Categories' );
}
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'unregister_genesis_widgets', 20 );
}