[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38298: Allow multiple roles to be assigned via the admin UI

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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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Comment (by galbaras):

 Adding multiple roles is just an option. The main aim is to limit
 operational administrators from causing mayhem on their own sites just
 because they think they can.

 Customizer can be a superset of Administrator and Developer can be a
 superset of Customizer, if the powers that be deem it appropriate. I'm
 just saying that when an agency builds a site and hands over to a client,
 it will be very useful to limit the client's ability to change the site's
 code, styles and theme settings.

 Perhaps Administrator can remain, and a role of Manager can be added above
 Editor, which can manage users (up to Manager role), view logs and manage
 some kinds of information, but nothing related to presentation.

 It's not easy, either way, because there are plugins that affect content
 and plugins that handle security, so its hard to create generic rules for
 plugin management and plugin configuration.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/38298#comment:4>
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