Display Question

I’m not sure when this happened but I have noticed it before, but when I assign the custom dashboard to a specific user role, then create a user with that role, the actual assigned dashboard doesn’t display.

I have one site where the original user I created with the same role does see it, but the newer user doesn’t.

I fixed this by having Claude Code write me a custom snippet, but maybe something needs to updated in the core plugin?

This is what I used

/**
 * Force Beaver Builder Dashboard Template
 *
 * Add as a custom snippet (via WPCodeBox, Code Snippets plugin, or functions.php).
 * Reads the template already configured in the Dashboard Welcome for Beaver Builder
 * plugin settings screen, then forces it to display — bypassing the plugin's
 * role-checking and dismissal logic that can cause it to fail for some users.
 *
 * No configuration needed — it auto-detects the template from the plugin's settings.
 * Optionally restrict to specific user IDs or roles below.
 */

// ── Optional Configuration ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
// Set to true to force for ALL users, or false to use the whitelist below.
define( 'FORCE_BB_DASHBOARD_ALL_USERS', true );

// If ALL_USERS is false, only these user IDs will see it.
// Example: array( 5 ) or array( 5, 12, 23 )
define( 'FORCE_BB_DASHBOARD_USER_IDS', serialize( array() ) );

// If ALL_USERS is false, these roles will also see it (checks all user roles, not just first).
// Example: array( 'editor', 'subscriber' )
define( 'FORCE_BB_DASHBOARD_ROLES', serialize( array() ) );
// ── End Configuration ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────

add_action( 'admin_init', 'force_bb_dashboard_init', 1 );

function force_bb_dashboard_init() {
    global $pagenow;

    if ( 'index.php' !== $pagenow ) {
        return;
    }

    if ( ! force_bb_dashboard_user_qualifies() ) {
        return;
    }

    // Resolve the template slug from the plugin's saved settings.
    $slug = force_bb_dashboard_get_template_slug();
    if ( ! $slug ) {
        return;
    }

    // Store it for the render function.
    $GLOBALS['force_bb_dashboard_slug'] = $slug;

    // Force the welcome panel to be visible (resets any previous dismissal).
    $user_id = get_current_user_id();
    if ( '1' !== get_user_meta( $user_id, 'show_welcome_panel', true ) ) {
        update_user_meta( $user_id, 'show_welcome_panel', 1 );
    }

    // Remove the default welcome panel and any existing plugin panel.
    remove_action( 'welcome_panel', 'wp_welcome_panel' );

    // Hook our forced template display.
    if ( current_user_can( 'edit_theme_options' ) ) {
        add_action( 'welcome_panel', 'force_bb_dashboard_render' );
    } else {
        add_action( 'admin_notices', 'force_bb_dashboard_render_notice' );
    }

    // Prevent dismissal.
    add_action( 'admin_head-index.php', 'force_bb_dashboard_prevent_dismiss' );
    add_filter( 'get_user_metadata', 'force_bb_dashboard_force_show_meta', 10, 4 );
}

/**
 * Pull the template slug from the Dashboard Welcome plugin's settings.
 * Checks all of the user's roles (not just the first) to find a match.
 * Falls back to any configured template if no role-specific match is found.
 */
function force_bb_dashboard_get_template_slug() {
    $templates = get_option( 'bbpd_template' );

    if ( ! is_array( $templates ) || empty( $templates ) ) {
        return false;
    }

    $user  = wp_get_current_user();
    $roles = (array) $user->roles;

    // Check ALL of the user's roles for a configured template.
    foreach ( $roles as $role ) {
        if ( isset( $templates[ $role ] ) && 'none' !== $templates[ $role ] && ! empty( $templates[ $role ] ) ) {
            return $templates[ $role ];
        }
    }

    // Fallback: use the first non-empty template from settings (any role).
    foreach ( $templates as $role => $slug ) {
        if ( 'none' !== $slug && ! empty( $slug ) ) {
            return $slug;
        }
    }

    return false;
}

/**
 * Check whether the current user qualifies.
 */
function force_bb_dashboard_user_qualifies() {
    if ( ! is_user_logged_in() ) {
        return false;
    }

    if ( FORCE_BB_DASHBOARD_ALL_USERS ) {
        return true;
    }

    $user    = wp_get_current_user();
    $user_id = $user->ID;

    $allowed_ids = unserialize( FORCE_BB_DASHBOARD_USER_IDS );
    if ( ! empty( $allowed_ids ) && in_array( $user_id, $allowed_ids, true ) ) {
        return true;
    }

    $allowed_roles = unserialize( FORCE_BB_DASHBOARD_ROLES );
    if ( ! empty( $allowed_roles ) ) {
        foreach ( $allowed_roles as $role ) {
            if ( in_array( $role, $user->roles, true ) ) {
                return true;
            }
        }
    }

    return false;
}

/**
 * Force show_welcome_panel meta to always return 1.
 */
function force_bb_dashboard_force_show_meta( $value, $object_id, $meta_key, $single ) {
    if ( 'show_welcome_panel' === $meta_key && force_bb_dashboard_user_qualifies() ) {
        return $single ? '1' : array( '1' );
    }
    return $value;
}

/**
 * Render the Beaver Builder template.
 */
function force_bb_dashboard_render() {
    $slug = isset( $GLOBALS['force_bb_dashboard_slug'] ) ? $GLOBALS['force_bb_dashboard_slug'] : '';

    if ( empty( $slug ) ) {
        echo '<div class="notice notice-error"><p><strong>Force BB Dashboard:</strong> No template configured in Dashboard Welcome plugin settings.</p></div>';
        return;
    }

    if ( class_exists( 'FLBuilderModel' ) ) {
        $post = get_page_by_path( $slug, OBJECT, array( 'page', 'fl-builder-template' ) );
        if ( $post ) {
            FLBuilderModel::set_post_id( $post->ID );
        }
    }

    echo '<div id="force-bb-dashboard-welcome" style="padding: 20px;">';
    echo do_shortcode( '[fl_builder_insert_layout slug="' . esc_attr( $slug ) . '"]' );
    echo '</div>';
}

/**
 * Fallback render for users without edit_theme_options.
 */
function force_bb_dashboard_render_notice() {
    echo '<div id="force-bb-dashboard-welcome-notice" style="margin: 20px 0;">';
    force_bb_dashboard_render();
    echo '</div>';
    ?>
    <script>
    (function() {
        var notice = document.getElementById('force-bb-dashboard-welcome-notice');
        var welcome = document.getElementById('welcome-panel');
        if (notice && welcome) {
            welcome.innerHTML = '';
            welcome.appendChild(notice);
            welcome.style.display = 'block';
        }
    })();
    </script>
    <?php
}

/**
 * Prevent dismissal of the panel.
 */
function force_bb_dashboard_prevent_dismiss() {
    ?>
    <style>
        #welcome-panel .welcome-panel-close,
        #force-bb-dashboard-welcome-notice .welcome-panel-close { display: none !important; }
        #welcome-panel { display: block !important; }
    </style>
    <script>
    jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
        $(document).on('click', '.welcome-panel-close', function(e) {
            e.preventDefault();
            e.stopImmediatePropagation();
            return false;
        });
    });
    </script>
    <?php
}