WP_User::remove_role( string $role )

Remove role from user.

Parameters

$role

(string) (Required) Role name.

Source

File: wp-includes/class-wp-user.php

public function remove_role( $role ) {
		if ( ! in_array( $role, $this->roles, true ) ) {
			return;
		}
		unset( $this->caps[ $role ] );
		update_user_meta( $this->ID, $this->cap_key, $this->caps );
		$this->get_role_caps();
		$this->update_user_level_from_caps();

		/**
		 * Fires immediately after a role as been removed from a user.
		 *
		 * @since 4.3.0
		 *
		 * @param int    $user_id The user ID.
		 * @param string $role    The removed role.
		 */
		do_action( 'remove_user_role', $this->ID, $role );
	}

Changelog

Version Description
2.0.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_user/remove_role