Is it possible to add new user Roles?

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Yes. WordPress has robust built-in Roles and Capabilities system desgined to do exactly what you are looking for.

To add a new role, use the add_role() function in your theme’s functions.php or a plug-in like so:

$role = add_role( 'event_manager', 'Event Manager', array(
    'read' => true, // True allows that capability
) );

if ( null !== $role ) {
    echo 'Yay!  New role created!';
} else {
    echo 'Oh... the event_manager role already exists.';

}

To add a new capability, use the add_cap() function like this:

$role = get_role( 'event_manager' );
$role->add_cap( 'manage_events' );

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