Show Your Role in the Toolbar
Adds the current user's role next to their name in the admin toolbar ("Howdy, Sam (Editor)"), helpful when testing with several accounts.
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Code
add_action( 'admin_bar_menu', function ( $bar ) {
$node = $bar->get_node( 'my-account' );
if ( ! $node || ! is_user_logged_in() ) {
return;
}
$names = array();
foreach ( (array) wp_get_current_user()->roles as $role ) {
$names[] = isset( wp_roles()->role_names[ $role ] ) ? translate_user_role( wp_roles()->role_names[ $role ] ) : $role;
}
if ( $names ) {
$node->title = preg_replace( '/(<span class="display-name">)(.*?)(<\/span>)/', '$1$2 (' . esc_html( implode( ', ', $names ) ) . ')$3', $node->title, 1 );
$bar->add_node( (array) $node );
}
}, 999 );Notes
Shows all roles when a user has more than one.
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