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Roles

Create, clone, delete — and bring back.

The quickest way to your own role is the one that is closest already: clone it and change the differences. Starting from zero means ticking sixty boxes and forgetting one. Writing goes through add_role() and WP_Roles — what you build here then lives in wp_user_roles and keeps working even without the plugin.

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Roles

Create, rename, clone, delete · what you delete waits in the trash

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What roles offer

Create, rename, clone, delete
New roles automatically get “read”
The five core roles stay protected
What you delete goes to the trash

Here's how it works

1

Clone the closest role

2

Give it a name and a slug

3

Set the differences in the matrix

FAQ about roles

Why can’t I delete “Administrator”?
Because after that nobody would reach the admin area any more — not even this page. For the same reason manage_options cannot be taken away from your only own role.
What happens to the users of a deleted role?
They move to the role you name when deleting. Without that they would hold a role that no longer exists, and would be allowed nothing at all.
Do my roles survive without the plugin?
Yes. Roles and capabilities live in wp_user_roles — an option belonging to WordPress, not to this plugin. Even the cleanup on uninstall leaves them alone.

More Roles features

Capability matrix →Trash →Assign & migrate →
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Roles — pay once, use forever.

All nine plugins for €149 once instead of €13 a month. Secure payment via Stripe. For the first 14 days: problem fixed or money back.

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