Send Non-Editors to the Homepage After Login
Users who cannot edit posts (subscribers, customers) land on the homepage after logging in instead of their admin profile. Staff still go to the dashboard.
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add_filter( 'login_redirect', function ( $redirect_to, $requested, $user ) {
if ( ! $user instanceof WP_User || user_can( $user, 'edit_posts' ) ) {
return $redirect_to;
}
// Respect explicit front-end destinations such as a "log in to comment" link.
if ( $requested && false === strpos( $requested, admin_url() ) ) {
return $redirect_to;
}
return home_url( '/' );
}, 10, 3 );Notes
Replace home_url( '/' ) with any URL, for example home_url( '/account/' ).
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