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?
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/
You can make WordPress query for a certain user role by using current_user_can("role_name")
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Thanks to Mayeenul Islam for providing the solution!
get_user_by()
withslug
oruser_login
. It returns an object, so go through it accordingly.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?if (is_user_logged_in() && current_user_can("role_name") ) {}