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wp_ensure_editable_role()

wp_ensure_editable_role( string $role )

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Stop execution if the role can not be assigned by the current user.

Parameters

$rolestringrequired
Role the user is attempting to assign.

Source

function wp_ensure_editable_role( $role ) {
	$roles = get_editable_roles();
	if ( ! isset( $roles[ $role ] ) ) {
		wp_die( __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to give users that role.' ), 403 );
	}
}

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UsesDescription
get_editable_roles()wp-admin/includes/user.php

Fetch a filtered list of user roles that the current user is allowed to edit.

wp_die()wp-includes/functions.php

Kills WordPress execution and displays HTML page with an error message.

Changelog

VersionDescription
6.8.0Introduced.

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