diff --git a/include/constants.php b/include/constants.php
index 07693973..230be357 100644
--- a/include/constants.php
+++ b/include/constants.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 defined('VERSION_NUMBER') || define('VERSION_NUMBER', '1.7.24');
-defined('RELEASE_DATE') || define('RELEASE_DATE', '2022-09-06');
+defined('RELEASE_DATE') || define('RELEASE_DATE', '2022-09-07');
 defined('IN_TRACKER') || define('IN_TRACKER', false);
 defined('PROJECTNAME') || define("PROJECTNAME","NexusPHP");
 defined('NEXUSPHPURL') || define("NEXUSPHPURL","https://nexusphp.org");
diff --git a/include/functions.php b/include/functions.php
index 0ec9fffe..385b3559 100644
--- a/include/functions.php
+++ b/include/functions.php
@@ -2298,7 +2298,7 @@ function menu ($selected = "home") {
         else
             print ("<li" . ($selected == "forums" ? " class=\"selected\"" : "") . "><a href=\"" . $extforumurl."\" target=\"_blank\">".$lang_functions['text_forums']."</a></li>");
         print ("<li" . ($selected == "torrents" ? " class=\"selected\"" : "") . "><a href=\"torrents.php\" rel='sub-menu'>".$lang_functions['text_torrents']."</a></li>");
-        if ($enablespecial == 'yes' && get_user_class() >= get_setting('authority.view_special_torrent'))
+        if ($enablespecial == 'yes' && user_can('view_special_torrent'))
             print ("<li" . ($selected == "special" ? " class=\"selected\"" : "") . "><a href=\"special.php\">".$lang_functions['text_special']."</a></li>");
         if ($enableoffer == 'yes')
             print ("<li" . ($selected == "offers" ? " class=\"selected\"" : "") . "><a href=\"offers.php\">".$lang_functions['text_offers']."</a></li>");
@@ -2307,11 +2307,17 @@ function menu ($selected = "home") {
         print ("<li" . ($selected == "upload" ? " class=\"selected\"" : "") . "><a href=\"upload.php\">".$lang_functions['text_upload']."</a></li>");
         print ("<li" . ($selected == "subtitles" ? " class=\"selected\"" : "") . "><a href=\"subtitles.php\">".$lang_functions['text_subtitles']."</a></li>");
         //	print ("<li" . ($selected == "usercp" ? " class=\"selected\"" : "") . "><a href=\"usercp.php\">".$lang_functions['text_user_cp']."</a></li>");
-        print ("<li" . ($selected == "topten" ? " class=\"selected\"" : "") . "><a href=\"topten.php\">".$lang_functions['text_top_ten']."</a></li>");
-        print ("<li" . ($selected == "log" ? " class=\"selected\"" : "") . "><a href=\"log.php\">".$lang_functions['text_log']."</a></li>");
+        if (user_can('topten')) {
+            print ("<li" . ($selected == "topten" ? " class=\"selected\"" : "") . "><a href=\"topten.php\">".$lang_functions['text_top_ten']."</a></li>");
+        }
+        if (user_can('log')) {
+            print ("<li" . ($selected == "log" ? " class=\"selected\"" : "") . "><a href=\"log.php\">".$lang_functions['text_log']."</a></li>");
+        }
         print ("<li" . ($selected == "rules" ? " class=\"selected\"" : "") . "><a href=\"rules.php\">".$lang_functions['text_rules']."</a></li>");
         print ("<li" . ($selected == "faq" ? " class=\"selected\"" : "") . "><a href=\"faq.php\">".$lang_functions['text_faq']."</a></li>");
-        print ("<li" . ($selected == "staff" ? " class=\"selected\"" : "") . "><a href=\"staff.php\">".$lang_functions['text_staff']."</a></li>");
+        if (user_can('staffmem')) {
+            print ("<li" . ($selected == "staff" ? " class=\"selected\"" : "") . "><a href=\"staff.php\">".$lang_functions['text_staff']."</a></li>");
+        }
         print ("<li" . ($selected == "contactstaff" ? " class=\"selected\"" : "") . "><a href=\"contactstaff.php\">".$lang_functions['text_contactstaff']."</a></li>");
         print ("</ul>");
     }
diff --git a/public/staff.php b/public/staff.php
index c34d3d6a..ee4dbef8 100644
--- a/public/staff.php
+++ b/public/staff.php
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ require "../include/bittorrent.php";
 dbconn();
 require_once(get_langfile_path());
 loggedinorreturn(true);
-if (get_user_class() < UC_VIP)
-{
-    stderr($lang_staff['std_sorry'],$lang_staff['std_permission_denied_only'].get_user_class_name(UC_VIP,false,true,true).$lang_staff['std_or_above_can_view'],false);
-}
+user_can('staffmem', true);
 stdhead($lang_staff['head_staff']);
 
 $Cache->new_page('staff_page', 900, true);