This is how to get an array of capabilities of the current logged-in user’s capabilities. If you don’t want to print it to the screen, omit the last line. The $current_user_caps variable on line 4 will hold the array of the current WordPress user’s capabilities so that you can use it however you need to. … Read more →
This is how to get an array of all the existing user roles, and the capabilities for each role, in WordPress. If you don’t want to print it to the screen, omit the last line. The $roles variable on line 2 will hold the array of users and capabilities so that you can use it … Read more →
Updated to work with PHP7 The Editor user role in WordPress cannot by default edit users. You may want to add that capability for clients whom you keep as ‘Editors’. This will let the Editor add new users (create new users), delete users, and edit users. This is done by adding capabilities to the Editor … Read more →
This shows you how to remove WP-admin menu items from your WordPress dashboard. First decide who you want to remove the menu items for. For all WordPress user Roles? Or just for your ‘Editor’ client? Or remove some menu items from the ‘Editor’ dashboard, and remove a different menu item from the ‘Author’ dashboard? After … Read more →
Assign your clients the “Editor” role in WordPress, but give them capability to act like an administrator, without letting them screw up your Pages. This example lets the Editor add and delete users, but stops them from editing the Pages you created for them. In addition, this example gives Authors the capability to create their … Read more →
This code assigns capabilities for a custom post type to existing user roles in WordPress without a plugin. This function is only needed if you used something other than ‘post’ for the ‘capability_type‘ argument when registering your new custom post type. If you didn’t specify a ‘capability_type’ other than ‘post’, then you do NOT need … Read more →