WP_Roles::add_role( string $role, string $display_name, array $capabilities = array() )

Add role name with capabilities to list.


Description Description

Updates the list of roles, if the role doesn’t already exist.

The capabilities are defined in the following format array( 'read' => true ); To explicitly deny a role a capability you set the value for that capability to false.


Parameters Parameters

$role

(string) (Required) Role name.

$display_name

(string) (Required) Role display name.

$capabilities

(array) (Optional) List of role capabilities in the above format.

Default value: array()


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Return Return

(WP_Role|void) WP_Role object, if role is added.


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Source Source

File: wp-includes/class-wp-roles.php

	public function add_role( $role, $display_name, $capabilities = array() ) {
		if ( empty( $role ) || isset( $this->roles[ $role ] ) ) {
			return;
		}

		$this->roles[ $role ] = array(
			'name'         => $display_name,
			'capabilities' => $capabilities,
		);
		if ( $this->use_db ) {
			update_option( $this->role_key, $this->roles );
		}
		$this->role_objects[ $role ] = new WP_Role( $role, $capabilities );
		$this->role_names[ $role ]   = $display_name;
		return $this->role_objects[ $role ];
	}

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Version Description
2.0.0 Introduced.


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