theslink2000

This plugin doesn’t do anything on the surface but if you call the get_user_role() function then you can achieve one of two results.
Function
Returns the role of the specified user.
Usage
Parameters
$user_id 
(string)(optional) ‘username’
Return Values
(string) If no $user_id is specified in the function call the function will return the role of the currently logged in user, otherwise the role of the specified user will be returned.
Examples
$role = get_user_role(“admin”);
This will return “administrator”.
Notes
This plugin may call the following global variables:
$current_user 
$wp_roles 
$wpdb
This plugin is designed to work with any correctly made custom roles.

Get User Role

A simple plugin that add's the get_user_role() function to your site.

Mosterd3d

DD-Roles is the NUMBER 1 roles an capabilities management tool! DD-Roles is an extra User settings-page to manage your roles but keep the default roles and capabilities intact. You can add new roles and update their capabilities, migrate users and manage custom capabilities.
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DD Roles

DD-Roles is the NUMBER 1 roles an capabilities management tool! Manage roles and capabilities easily.

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