Customize Roles & Capabilities

Written by Bill EricksonPublished on January 24, 2012Updated on December 5, 2018

	<?php

	/**
	* Customize Roles & Capabilities
	*
	* @package Dachis
	* @subpackage Core Functionality
	* @version 1.0
	* @author Bill Erickson <[email protected]>
	* @copyright Copyright (c) 2011, Bill Erickson
	* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU Public License
	*
	*/

	add_action( 'admin_init', 'be_contributor_upload_files' );
	/**
	* Add 'upload_files' capability to 'contributor' role
	* @author Bill Erickson
	* @link http://www.nouveller.com/quick-tips/quick-tip-9-change-the-default-capabilities-of-wordpress-users-with-ease/
	*/
	function be_contributor_upload_files() {
	$edit_contributor = get_role('contributor');
	$edit_contributor->add_cap('upload_files');
	}

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Bill Erickson is the co-founder and lead developer at CultivateWP, a WordPress agency focusing on high performance sites for web publishers.

I build custom WordPress websites that look great and are easy to manage.