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WordPress Create Custom User Role

Pre-Requisites

There are no pre-requisites in order for you to be able to implement this solution.

How To Implement This Solution?

Simply copy the pre-coded solution to your active theme’s functions.php or preferably the Code Snippets Plugin.

About this Solution

This code snippet creates a custom role showing every possible default capability.

				
					/**
 * Snippet Name:    WordPress Create Custom User Role
 * Snippet Author:  ecommercehints.com
 */
 
add_role('custom_role', __('Custom Role'),
   array(
// Super Admin
	   'create_sites' => false,
	   'delete_sites' => false,
	   'manage_network' => false,
	   'manage_sites' => false,
	   'manage_network_users' => false,
	   'manage_network_plugins' => false,
	   'manage_network_themes' => false,
	   'manage_network_options' => false,
	   'upload_plugins' => false,
	   'upload_themes' => false,
	   'upgrade_network' => false,
	   'setup_network' => false,
// Administrator
	   'activate_plugins' => false,
	   'create_users' => false,
	   'delete_plugins' => false,
	   'delete_themes' => false,
	   'delete_users' => false,
	   'edit_files' => false,
	   'edit_plugins' => false,
	   'edit_theme_options' => false,
	   'edit_themes' => false,
	   'edit_users' => false,
	   'export' => false,
	   'import' => false,
	   'install_plugins' => false,
	   'install_themes' => false,
	   'list_users' => false,
	   'manage_options' => false,
	   'promote_users' => false,
	   'remove_users' => false,
	   'switch_themes' => false,
	   'update_core' => false,
	   'update_plugins' => false,
	   'update_themes' => false,
	   'edit_dashboard' => false,
	   'customize' => false,
	   'delete_site' => false,
// Editor
	   'moderate_comments' => false,
	   'manage_categories' => false,
	   'manage_links' => false,
	   'edit_others_posts' => false,
	   'edit_pages' => false,
	   'edit_others_pages' => false,
	   'edit_published_pages' => false,
	   'publish_pages' => false,
	   'delete_pages' => false,
	   'delete_others_pages' => false,
	   'delete_published_pages' => false,
	   'delete_others_posts' => false,
	   'delete_private_posts' => false,
	   'edit_private_posts' => false,
	   'read_private_posts' => false,
	   'delete_private_pages' => false,
	   'edit_private_pages' => false,
	   'read_private_pages' => false,
	   'unfiltered_html' => false,
	   'unfiltered_html' => false,
// Author
	   'edit_published_posts' => false,
	   'upload_files' => false,
	   'publish_posts' => false,
	   'delete_published_posts' => false,
	   'read' => false,
// Contributor
	   'edit_posts' => false,
	   'delete_posts' => false,
       )
);