Demonstrates the use of a filter to allow Participants Database editors to delete records

pdb-allow-editor-delete.php

<?php
add_filter( 'pdb-access_capability', 'allow_editor_list_delete', 10, 2 );
/**
 * alters access privileges
 *
 * @see https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities
 * 
 * @param string  $cap  current WP capability for the privilege
 * @param string  $context  the privilege requested
 * @return  string  the WP capability to use for the privilege
 */
function allow_editor_list_delete( $cap, $context )
{
  switch ( $context ) {
    case 'delete participants'; // this is the particular privilege we want to change
      $cap = 'edit_others_posts'; // this is the WP capability the the user must have
      break;
  }
  return $cap;
}