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Users: Introduce wp_get_user_roles() helper function
salmanshafiq8630 Jun 22, 2026
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Update user.php Change Since Version 7.1
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Update the @since to 7.1.0 Remove the redundant empty check.
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18 changes: 18 additions & 0 deletions src/wp-includes/user.php
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Expand Up @@ -5230,3 +5230,21 @@ function wp_is_password_reset_allowed_for_user( $user ) {
*/
return apply_filters( 'allow_password_reset', $allow, $user->ID );
}

/**
* Retrieves the roles assigned to a user.
*
* @since 7.1.0
*
* @param int $user_id User ID.
* @return string[] Array of role slugs. Returns an empty array if the user does not exist or has no assigned roles.
*/
function wp_get_user_roles( $user_id ) {
$user = get_userdata( $user_id );

if ( ! $user instanceof WP_User ) {
return array();
}

return $user->roles;
}
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