Rename Roles Without Changing Them
Changes the names roles show on the Users screen and in role menus, for example "Subscriber" to "Member", without touching capabilities or the database.
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Code
// Role ID => new name.
$wpide_role_labels = array(
'subscriber' => 'Member',
'contributor' => 'Guest Writer',
);
$wpide_role_rename = function ( $roles ) use ( $wpide_role_labels ) {
if ( ! $roles instanceof WP_Roles ) {
return;
}
foreach ( $wpide_role_labels as $role => $label ) {
if ( isset( $roles->roles[ $role ] ) ) {
$roles->roles[ $role ]['name'] = $label;
$roles->role_names[ $role ] = $label;
}
}
};
$wpide_role_rename( wp_roles() );
add_action( 'wp_roles_init', $wpide_role_rename );Notes
Only the label changes; role IDs such as subscriber stay the same, so plugins keep working.
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