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I allow certain capabilities within assigned S2Member roles --- for example, the s2member_level2 has the "delete_posts" capability enabled.

I've noticed that on the past couple of upgrades, however, the S2Member roles are "reset" so, that any added capabilities are cleared and I have to remember to go back in to re-assign this capability to those group of users.

Is it possible that future upgrades can simply "retain" the existing assignments allocated to the roles?

Thanks for the feedback. I'll ask Jason about this.

Thanks for the heads up on this thread Cristián.

Yes, you may create this directory and file to lock-in your Roles/Capabilities for s2Member.
/wp-content/mu-plugins/s2-hacks.php

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<?php
add_filter("ws_plugin__s2member_lock_roles_caps", "__return_true");
?>

* This will prevent future upgrades from resetting/re-configuring your Roles/Caps.

In addition, this will disable the Reset Roles/Capabilities button in the Dashboard, under:
s2Member -> General Options -> Membership Levels/Labels. Actually, the button is not disabled completely, but clicking the button does no good, because s2Member will simply return a message indicating that Roles/Capabilities have been locked by this Filter.

Thanks for the feedback. I'll try to remember to re-post my result after the next upgrade opportunity.

By the way, I don't have a multi-user installation of WordPress so I don't have a mu-plugins directory. I just placed the recommended line in my own hacks file.

Sure, thanks for the follow-up, much appreciated!

Note, /wp-content/mu-plugins/ = MUST USE plugins, and this does not require you to have a Multisite installation. MUST USE plugins are an easy way to inject your own code ( i.e. custom plugins ). See: http://codex.wordpress.org/Must_Use_Plugins

I just did an upgrade and this fix worked wonderfully. Thanks for the info and the clarification on mu-plugins