Hide Comments in the Admin From Users Who Cannot Moderate
Removes the Comments menu, admin bar bubble and screen for users without moderation rights, such as authors and contributors.
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Code
add_action( 'admin_menu', function () {
if ( ! current_user_can( 'moderate_comments' ) ) {
remove_menu_page( 'edit-comments.php' );
}
}, 999 );
add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', function ( $wp_admin_bar ) {
if ( ! current_user_can( 'moderate_comments' ) ) {
$wp_admin_bar->remove_node( 'comments' );
}
}, 999 );
add_action( 'load-edit-comments.php', function () {
if ( ! current_user_can( 'moderate_comments' ) ) {
wp_safe_redirect( admin_url() );
exit;
}
} );How to add this snippet
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- Use snippet above adds it from the library in one click. Or copy the code into a new snippet with the same code type.
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