* User API: WP_Role class
* Core class used to extend the user roles API.
* List of capabilities the role contains.
* @var bool[] Array of key/value pairs where keys represent a capability name and boolean values
* represent whether the role has that capability.
* Constructor - Set up object properties.
* The list of capabilities must have the key as the name of the capability
* and the value a boolean of whether it is granted to the role.
* @param string $role Role name.
* @param bool[] $capabilities Array of key/value pairs where keys represent a capability name and boolean values
* represent whether the role has that capability.
public function __construct( $role, $capabilities ) {
$this->capabilities = $capabilities;
* Assign role a capability.
* @param string $cap Capability name.
* @param bool $grant Whether role has capability privilege.
public function add_cap( $cap, $grant = true ) {
$this->capabilities[ $cap ] = $grant;
wp_roles()->add_cap( $this->name, $cap, $grant );
* Removes a capability from a role.
* @param string $cap Capability name.
public function remove_cap( $cap ) {
unset( $this->capabilities[ $cap ] );
wp_roles()->remove_cap( $this->name, $cap );
* Determines whether the role has the given capability.
* @param string $cap Capability name.
* @return bool Whether the role has the given capability.
public function has_cap( $cap ) {
* Filters which capabilities a role has.
* @param bool[] $capabilities Array of key/value pairs where keys represent a capability name and boolean values
* represent whether the role has that capability.
* @param string $cap Capability name.
* @param string $name Role name.
$capabilities = apply_filters( 'role_has_cap', $this->capabilities, $cap, $this->name );
if ( ! empty( $capabilities[ $cap ] ) ) {
return $capabilities[ $cap ];