[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38298: Allow multiple roles to be assigned via the admin UI (was: Multiple role assignments and separation of development and operation roles)

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#38298: Allow multiple roles to be assigned via the admin UI
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 Reporter:  galbaras         |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Role/Capability  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  ui-feedback      |     Focuses:  ui, administration
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Changes (by johnbillion):

 * keywords:   => ui-feedback
 * version:  4.6.1 =>


Comment:

 Allowing multiple roles is very useful, but I don't think that a UI in
 core makes sense for just the reasons you listed above. Core's default
 roles are effectively hierarchical, so assigning multiple default roles to
 a user doesn't achieve much.

 That said, I could imagine a situation where core provides a hidden UI for
 assigning multiple roles to a user, which can be enabled via a filter. So
 when a plugin implements custom roles, it can also enable the multiple
 role UI in core via a filter.

 Before we get to that point, the UI needs to be fleshed out. What does it
 actually need to do? Is it enough just to replace the Role dropdown with
 some checkboxes? What else needs to be considered?

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