# Add User Role Classes to the Admin Body

> Adds classes such as role-editor to the admin body tag, so you can write CSS that hides or highlights things for specific roles.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Admin only
- Category: [Admin](https://wpide.com/library/category/admin/)
- Tags: admin, css, roles
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/role-classes-admin-body/

## Code

```php
add_filter( 'admin_body_class', function ( $classes ) {
    $user = wp_get_current_user();

    foreach ( (array) $user->roles as $role ) {
        $classes .= ' role-' . sanitize_html_class( $role );
    }

    return $classes;
} );
```

## Notes

Example CSS: body.role-editor #menu-tools { display: none; }

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find "Add User Role Classes to the Admin Body" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new PHP snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/