Function — Add or rename user roles - martindubenet/Wordpress GitHub Wiki

https://wordpress.org/support/article/roles-and-capabilities/

Capability key	Administrator	Editor	Author	Contributor	Subscriber
activate_plugins	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
customize	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
delete_others_pages	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
delete_others_posts	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
delete_pages	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
delete_posts	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
delete_private_pages	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
delete_private_posts	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
delete_published_pages	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
delete_published_posts	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
delete_site	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
edit_dashboard	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
edit_others_pages	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
edit_others_posts	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
edit_pages	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
edit_posts	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
edit_private_pages	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
edit_private_posts	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
edit_published_pages	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
edit_published_posts	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
edit_theme_options	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
export	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
import	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
list_users	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
manage_categories	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
manage_links	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
manage_options	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
moderate_comments	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
promote_users	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
publish_pages	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
publish_posts	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
read	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
read_private_pages	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
read_private_posts	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
remove_users	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
switch_themes	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
upload_files	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌

Administrator	Editor	Author	Contributor	Subscriber
activate_plugins customize delete_others_pages delete_others_posts delete_pages delete_posts delete_private_pages delete_private_posts delete_published_pages delete_published_posts delete_site edit_dashboard edit_others_pages edit_others_posts edit_pages edit_posts edit_private_pages edit_private_posts edit_published_pages edit_published_posts edit_theme_options export import list_users manage_categories manage_links manage_options moderate_comments promote_users publish_pages publish_posts read read_private_pages read_private_posts remove_users switch_themes upload_files	delete_others_pages delete_others_posts delete_pages delete_posts delete_private_pages delete_private_posts delete_published_pages delete_published_posts edit_others_pages edit_others_posts edit_pages edit_posts edit_private_pages edit_private_posts edit_published_pages edit_published_posts manage_categories manage_links moderate_comments publish_pages publish_posts read read_private_pages read_private_posts unfiltered_html upload_files	delete_posts delete_published_posts edit_posts edit_published_posts publish_posts read upload_files	delete_posts edit_posts read	read

Functions

Rename an existing role

function rename_existing_role() {
    global $wp_roles;

    if ( ! isset( $wp_roles ) )
        $wp_roles = new WP_Roles();

    $wp_roles->roles['contributor']['name'] = __('Sales Clerk', 'MyTheme');
    $wp_roles->role_names['contributor'] = __('Sales Clerk', 'MyTheme');
}
add_action('init', 'rename_existing_role');

Add a custom user role

add_role(
	'voluntary_worker',
	__( 'Voluntary Worker', 'MyTheme' ),
	array(
		'read'         => true
	)
);

Function — Add or rename user roles - martindubenet/Wordpress GitHub Wiki

Functions

Rename an existing role

Add a custom user role

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Function — Add or rename user roles - martindubenet/Wordpress GitHub Wiki

Functions

Rename an existing role

Add a custom user role

My wikis

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