Show a User's Capabilities on Their Profile
Adds a collapsible list of everything a user is allowed to do to the user edit screen, which helps when checking what a role or plugin has granted.
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Code
$wpide_caps_panel = function ( $user ) {
if ( ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
return;
}
$caps = array_keys( array_filter( (array) $user->allcaps ) );
$caps = array_diff( $caps, array_keys( wp_roles()->roles ) );
sort( $caps );
echo '<h2>Capabilities</h2><details><summary>' . esc_html( sprintf( '%d capabilities from the roles %s', count( $caps ), implode( ', ', $user->roles ) ) ) . '</summary>';
echo '<ul style="columns:3 14em;margin-top:1em">';
foreach ( $caps as $cap ) {
echo '<li><code>' . esc_html( $cap ) . '</code></li>';
}
echo '</ul></details>';
};
add_action( 'show_user_profile', $wpide_caps_panel );
add_action( 'edit_user_profile', $wpide_caps_panel );Notes
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