Hide Unused Roles From Role Menus
Removes roles you never use, such as Author or Contributor, from the role drop-downs when adding or editing users, so nobody picks them by mistake.
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Code
// Roles to hide from the role menus.
$wpide_hidden_roles = array( 'author', 'contributor' );
add_filter( 'editable_roles', function ( $roles ) use ( $wpide_hidden_roles ) {
// Keep the role of the user being edited, otherwise saving would change it.
$editing = isset( $_GET['user_id'] ) ? get_userdata( absint( $_GET['user_id'] ) ) : null;
$keep = $editing ? (array) $editing->roles : array();
foreach ( $wpide_hidden_roles as $role ) {
if ( ! in_array( $role, $keep, true ) ) {
unset( $roles[ $role ] );
}
}
return $roles;
} );Notes
A user who already has a hidden role keeps seeing it on their own edit screen, so saving the profile never changes their role.
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