How to remove dashboard access (wp-admin) for author but not disable the capabilities?

Question

i want author role can't access wp-admin but still enable the capabilities so they can delete the posts from front end page ?

Answer 1

Use this code in your functions.php file or in a plugin-

function wpse_253580_prevent_author_access(){
    if( current_user_can( 'author' ) && is_admin() )  {
        // do something here. maybe redirect to homepage
        wp_safe_redirect( get_bloginfo( 'url' ) );
    }
}
add_action( 'admin_init', 'wpse_253580_prevent_author_access' );

This will check if current user is an author and he is trying to access wp-admin area. If true, then redirect him to homepage.