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Dr. Ron Suarez posted an update 13 years, 1 month ago
@DJPaul WordPress clearly defines these roles: “Subscriber, Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor” – The roles are clear and they hierarchically bestow more privileges as you traverse up the hierarchy.
When I install BuddyPress these additional roles are added: “Key Master, Moderator, Member, Inactive, Blocked”
Are BuddyPress roles…[Read more]
Those are installed by bbPress (the forums). WordPress won’t use those extra roles. Have only recently become aware of this, especially if bbPress/BuddyPress is uninstalled, those roles still remain.
Thanks Paul. Are the bbPress roles documented anywhere? Are they vestigial? Can they just be ignored and if so, should they be removed from the interface as choices when adding a new user?
It’s not so much a question of “should they be removed”, it’s just how bbPress installs itself. Of course, this clutters up WordPress if you decide to not use bbPress. I think they should be removed on bbPress (BuddyPress would have to special-case this somewhere, but the idea is similar). Next time I catch the lead developer online, I’ll flag…[Read more]