wp_roles(): WP_Roles

Retrieves the global WP_Roles instance and instantiates it if necessary.

Return

WP_Roles WP_Roles global instance if not already instantiated.

File: wp-includes/capabilities.php. View all references

function wp_roles() {
	global $wp_roles;

	if ( ! isset( $wp_roles ) ) {
		$wp_roles = new WP_Roles();
	}
	return $wp_roles;
}

Uses
Uses	Description
WP_Roles::__construct() wp-includes/class-wp-roles.php	Constructor.

Used By
Used By	Description
wp_switch_roles_and_user() wp-includes/ms-blogs.php	Switches the initialized roles and current user capabilities to another site.
wp_get_users_with_no_role() wp-includes/user.php	Gets the user IDs of all users with no role on this site.
WP_Users_List_Table::get_role_list() wp-admin/includes/class-wp-users-list-table.php	Returns an array of translated user role names for a given user object.
edit_user() wp-admin/includes/user.php	Edit user settings based on contents of $_POST
get_editable_roles() wp-admin/includes/user.php	Fetch a filtered list of user roles that the current user is allowed to edit.
WP_Users_List_Table::get_views() wp-admin/includes/class-wp-users-list-table.php	Returns an associative array listing all the views that can be used with this table.
WP_User::get_role_caps() wp-includes/class-wp-user.php	Retrieves all of the capabilities of the user’s roles, and merges them with individual user capabilities.
WP_Role::add_cap() wp-includes/class-wp-role.php	Assign role a capability.
WP_Role::remove_cap() wp-includes/class-wp-role.php	Removes a capability from a role.
get_role() wp-includes/capabilities.php	Retrieves role object.
add_role() wp-includes/capabilities.php	Adds a role, if it does not exist.
remove_role() wp-includes/capabilities.php	Removes a role, if it exists.
count_users() wp-includes/user.php	Counts number of users who have each of the user roles.