user-roles - Read For Learn

I resolved this by adding checks via the “content_edit_pre” WP hook. I quickly check on the status of the post and if it is already pending I return the user back to the post listing page and then show an error. // Redirect edit post page back to the list page when pending add_action( ‘content_edit_pre’, … Read more

How to change user role using hook

Please edit your function and add code used below for adding user role in functions.php This is basic idea how roles can be added and removed and how you can check your filed values. Please use according to your requirements. add_action( ‘profile_update’, ‘my_profile_update’, 10, 2 ); function my_profile_update( $user_id, $old_user_data ) { // here you … Read more

Undo User Role Name Change

Rename Existing Role Name : function wps_change_role_name() { global $wp_roles; if ( ! isset( $wp_roles ) ) $wp_roles = new WP_Roles(); if($wp_roles->roles[‘contributor’][‘name’] = ‘Owner’) { $wp_roles->roles[‘contributor’][‘name’] = ‘Contributor’ $wp_roles->role_names[‘contributor’] = ‘Contributor’; } } add_action(‘init’, ‘wps_change_role_name’); From database you can see role : I see a table called “wp_options” with a row named “wp_user_roles”. It contains: … Read more

Add a button or radio box that update the user role

Custom capabilities to add, edit, remove users of a particular role only?

Assigning certain authors to specific editors

This I have achieved without using any plugin. In admin I created custom field to fetch all the authors in the multiselect box. Here the editor can select as many author he wants. Then I added function in function.php file to fetch all the posts created by the current editor user and also by the … Read more

How to have kind of a technical writer role in wp website

+ More

Add custom role across network in multisite

add_role user capability not working

Stop users of author role from editing already pending posts