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Function Reference/get role

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Description

Fetch a Role definition.

Usage

 <?php get_role( $role ); ?> 

Parameters

role
(string) (required) role name
Default: None

Returns

(mixed) 
Returns a reference to a WP_Role object on success, null on failure.

Example

Notes

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Source Code

get_role() is located in wp-includes/capabilities.php.

Related

Roles and Capabilities: add_role(), remove_role(), get_role(), add_cap(), remove_cap()

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