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$user = wp_get_current_user();
if ( in_array( 'author', (array) $user->roles ) ) {
//The user has the "author" role
}
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add_action( 'wp_head', 'my_get_current_user_roles');
function my_get_current_user_roles() {
if( is_user_logged_in() ) {
$user = wp_get_current_user();
$roles = ( array ) $user->roles;
//return $roles; // This will returns an array
return array_values($roles);
} else {
return array();
}
}