WP_Roles::add_role( string $role, string $display_name, array $capabilities = array() )
Add role name with capabilities to list.
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
- $role
-
(Required) Role name.
- $display_name
-
(Required) Role display name.
- $capabilities
-
(Optional) List of role capabilities in the above format.
Default value: array()
Return
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];
}
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| WP-2.0.0 | Introduced. |