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1. M1chel
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Hi everyone,

   I'm trying toto customize the dashboard of my blog according to my users roles.
   specifically I want to delete some widgets, place some new, delete some menu entries, change the css.

   now, I'm not good at coding and I need your help.

   I read that to adress a user role, in my case an author, I can you this code:
   

   global $current_user;
        get_currentuserinfo();
   
        if ($current_user->user_level < 3)

   nice.
   I need however to know how to use this with other functions, like the one to remove widgets:

   function remove_dashboard_widgets(){
     global$wp_meta_boxes;
     unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_plugins']);
     unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_recent_comments']);
     unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['side']['core']['dashboard_primary']);
     unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_incoming_links']);
     unset($wp_meta_boxes['dashboard']['normal']['core']['dashboard_right_now']);
   }
   add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'remove_dashboard_widgets');

   (and yes, nazi moderator, it's 9 lines of code, not 11 like the one you deleted for exceeding of 1 the 10 lines rule.)

   if you can also explain the theory of how you built the code I can do it myself for the next customization.

   however any help is very welcome because I'm stuck.

   thank you guys!

   Michel

2. keesiemeijer
   moderator
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Please refrain from calling anyone a "nazi" on these forums (and elsewhere for that matter).

   Use current_user_can().
   example:
   

   if(current_user_can('contributor')){
   // remove dashboard widgets for contributors.
   add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'remove_dashboard_widgets');
   }

   You can even use a plugin to create new Roles with the capabilities you want, to hide parts of the wp-admin. It's also possible to use the code example above for that new role.
   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/members/

3. M1chel
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   first, thank you kindly!
   your help means a lot and I'm gonna try this bit of code right away :)

   second, yeah the nazi thing was provocative, but this is a place to seek help and give each other a hand. erasing someone's code from a post just because it exceeds of 1 line the general rule is a misuse of moderating power.
   I didn't have a notification so I didn't see the action taken and my topic was as a result useless.
   I understand the rule, it's meant to avoid long pages of code cluttering the topics, but 1 line over the limit doesnt change anything.
   that being said, I'm sorry if I offended someone, it was a lightheart comment not intended to cause problems. :)
   I suggest however to be careful giving moderation power to people who can handle wisely the task and actually help the community.

   thanks again for helping me.

4. keesiemeijer
   moderator
   Posted 4 months ago #

   I suggest however to be careful giving moderation power to people who can handle wisely the task and actually help the community.

   All moderators here have a different idea of what to much code is. But all are here because they have helped this community for many years.

   I hope the code works.

5. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 4 months ago #

   The limits for posting code are quite clearly defined in http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome Unless you're a member of Spinal Tap, 11 is not 10.

6. M1chel
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   I have great respect for moderators helping the community and I admire the fact they spend time to help users like me.

   So, I'll avoid getting in a debate about what 10 line means or is. I'll just thank you again for the help.

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