Title: Default role in new_user.php
Last modified: September 26, 2022

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# Default role in new_user.php

 *  Resolved [JD VALY](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jd-valy/)
 * (@jd-valy)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-role-in-new_user-php/)
 * Hello,
 * I created two roles with Ultimate Members. This is the last role created that
   appears by default when creating an account in the backoffice.
    How can we position
   the first role created at the top of the drop-down list? Thanks

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 *  [missveronica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/missveronicatv/)
 * (@missveronicatv)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-role-in-new_user-php/#post-16051339)
 * [@jd-valy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jd-valy/)
 * Set first role created to “Registration Default Role” at
    UM Settings -> Appearance-
   > Registration Form
 *  Thread Starter [JD VALY](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jd-valy/)
 * (@jd-valy)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-role-in-new_user-php/#post-16051439)
 * Thank you for your reply.
    It works on registration form in frontend but in backend(
   user -> add) , the default role is always the last role created with UM.
 *  [missveronica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/missveronicatv/)
 * (@missveronicatv)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-role-in-new_user-php/#post-16051463)
 * [@jd-valy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jd-valy/)
 * You are right set also the WP “New User Default Role” to your “first role created”.
 * WP Settings -> General -> New User Default Role
 *  Thread Starter [JD VALY](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jd-valy/)
 * (@jd-valy)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-role-in-new_user-php/#post-16052841)
 * I also tried this method but the setting does not register. It systematically
   repositions itself on the last role created.
 *  [missveronica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/missveronicatv/)
 * (@missveronicatv)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-role-in-new_user-php/#post-16052932)
 * [@jd-valy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jd-valy/)
 * Use phpMyAdmin to look in your “options” table
    and search for `option_name` 
   equal to `default_role`.
 * `option_value` is your WP Default Role setting
 *  Thread Starter [JD VALY](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jd-valy/)
 * (@jd-valy)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-role-in-new_user-php/#post-16053916)
 * Hello,
    I did it too, whatever value I put in default_role (subscriber, administrator…),
   in backend, the value remains the last role created with UM.
 *  [missveronica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/missveronicatv/)
 * (@missveronicatv)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-role-in-new_user-php/#post-16054568)
 * [@jd-valy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jd-valy/)
 * Do you have any customizations in your active theme’s functions.php file
    or 
   in the “Code Snippets” plugin?
 *  Thread Starter [JD VALY](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jd-valy/)
 * (@jd-valy)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-role-in-new_user-php/#post-16054682)
 * I found ! There was a function in function.php which set the default role. I 
   removed the function, and now everything works. Thank you again for your help
 *  Plugin Support [Ultimate Member Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ultimatemembersupport/)
 * (@ultimatemembersupport)
 * [3 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-role-in-new_user-php/#post-16058587)
 * Hi [@jd-valy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jd-valy/)
 * Thanks for letting us know how it resolves your issue. I’m marking this as resolved
   now.
 * Regards,

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