Is there a conditional tag that will allow me to display certain content only if the user is NOT a subscriber? 3 <?php $current_user = wp_get_current_user(); if ( ! user_can( $current_user, “subscriber” ) ) // Check user object has not got subscriber role echo ‘User is a not Subscriber’; else echo ‘User is a Subscriber’; … Read more
I’d like to prevent certain user roles from accessing the dashboard http://www.openeye.net/wp-admin/ at all. I’ve moved and restyled user profiles to a new page that’s viewable on the site. How would I go about doing this? 4 To lock subscribers and contributors out of the admin: function wpse23007_redirect(){ if( is_admin() && !defined(‘DOING_AJAX’) && ( current_user_can(‘subscriber’) … Read more
I’ve been having a difficult time adding custom post type capabilities to roles (Adding capabilities to default roles) and I suspect that my muddling around may have caused some problems. I also have installed and de-installed various plugins some of which added capabilities. As a result My WP Role object is a bit of a … Read more
I have several unpublished posts in my WordPress website and I am trying to make it accessible for normal users (who are not logged in) using the normal post slugs (site.com/post-here). I understand it may not be the best practice but for my special purpose, this needs to be done. I have tried adding the … Read more
In my WordPress installation (4.9.8.) the editor role isn’t allowed to edit the privacy page. It would work with following in my functions.php: $role_object = get_role( ‘editor’ ); $role_object->add_cap( ‘manage_privacy_options’, true ); $role_object->add_cap( ‘manage_options’ ); // this needs to be active in order that before cap works But now the editor has lot more rights … Read more
(Moderator’s note: Original title was “Remove Admin from User Menu”) I have created a client administrator role which is essentially an Editor with ability to add/remove users. The article “Editor can create any new user except administrator” was excellent in helping keep my new client admin role from editing or creating a True admin user. … Read more
I want to give the Editor Role access to editing the sidebar and it’s contents. I have a text widget in there and in order to edit this text widget the user needs to be an admin – this sucks. How do I grant permission to the Editor Role that will give him access to … Read more
I need to get the role associated with a user — not the “currently logged in user”. I am using Buddypress (not that should matter to the nature of this question) and I am in the bp_members() loop. How can I retrieve the role of the user I am reporting on in the loop at … Read more
This question already has answers here: Remove Update Notification (for all users except ADMIN) (2 answers) Closed 4 years ago. I’m trying to remove or hide the update nags for non-admin users. As an admin, I see: The popular answer I’ve seen to handle this says to use: function hide_update_nag() { if ( !current_user_can(‘update_core’) ) … Read more
For the Stack Exchange Community Blogs, we have a network install that we’ve set up. I am being told that the site administrator role is not allowing an option for user editing. On the site’s users page when hovering over a user, there is only an option for delete, not one for edit. The only … Read more
