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i'm trying to create a custom role, very similar to admin but without the capabilities to edit/delete plugins. Since i don't wont to use plugin for that i've edited the functions.php file adding something like this:

// Add a custom user role $result = add_role( 'new_role', __( 'New Role' ), array( 'edit_posts' => true, // Allows user to edit their own posts 'edit_pages' => true, // Allows user to edit pages 'edit_others_posts' => true, // Allows user to edit others posts not just their own 'create_posts' => true, // Allows user to create new posts 'manage_categories' => true, // Allows user to manage post categories 'publish_posts' => true, // Allows the user to publish, otherwise posts stays in draft mode 'edit_themes' => true, // false denies this capability. User can’t edit your theme 'install_plugins' => false, // User cant add new plugins 'update_plugin' => true, // User can’t update any plugins 'update_core' => false // user cant perform core updates ) );

After that i can create with my admin profile a new user and assign him the role i just created. All good untill the moment i log in with the new user when i have only access to the front page of the website.

I tried to add /wp-admin after the url but i get the message:

Sorry, you are not allowed to access this page.

I've tried to add this line in the array above

'manage_options' => true, //not sure about that

but without success, the block remains

Question: How i can, without installing plugins, make a custom user role access the control panel?

Thanks, y'all

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With help of following code you can make a custom user role access the control panel. Following code works on hooks admin_init or init

add_action( 'admin_init', 'my_custom_function' ); function my_custom_function() { add_role( 'new_role', 'New Role' ); $role = get_role( 'new_role' ); $role->add_cap( 'edit_posts' ); $role->add_cap( 'edit_pages' ); $role->add_cap( 'edit_others_posts' ); $role->add_cap( 'create_posts' ); $role->add_cap( 'manage_categories' ); $role->add_cap( 'publish_posts' ); $role->add_cap( 'edit_themes' ); $role->add_cap( 'install_plugins', false ); $role->add_cap( 'update_plugin' ); $role->add_cap( 'update_core', false ); // add more capabilities as per you requirements }
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  • Isn't add_role a one-time operation that updates the database? I don't think you need to run it on every admin page load. Commented Nov 8, 2020 at 10:11

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