Hide the Administrator Role From Non-Administrators
Removes Administrator from the role dropdowns for anyone who is not an administrator, so delegated user managers cannot promote themselves or others.
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Code
add_filter( 'editable_roles', function ( $roles ) {
if ( ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
unset( $roles['administrator'] );
}
return $roles;
} );Notes
Useful whenever you give a non-administrator the ability to manage users.
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