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

(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()


Return

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


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

Changelog
Version Description
WP-2.0.0 Introduced.