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How do I query for a specific user role?

if (is_user_logged_in() && user_role == "user") {}

The part I'm unsure about is user_role.

Is there a way I can ask WordPress to check for a specific user role by name/string?

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  • Use get_user_by() with slug or user_login. It returns an object, so go through it accordingly. Aug 20, 2015 at 9:40
  • so get_user_by('roles','13') ? 13 equals admin for example? Or can I just combine these? Because I need a role, not a specific user. So... ID -> caps?
    – theHubi
    Aug 20, 2015 at 9:53
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    Then if I get you correctly, you need this: if (is_user_logged_in() && current_user_can("role_name") ) {} Aug 20, 2015 at 10:07

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You can check for specific user role using following code -

if (is_user_logged_in() && current_user_can('administrator')) {}

The function current_user_can() takes role name as parameter.
For more info - https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/current_user_can/

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You can make WordPress query for a certain user role by using current_user_can("role_name").

Thanks to Mayeenul Islam for providing the solution!

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