Title: Function to assign multiple roles
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Function to assign multiple roles

 *  Resolved [leepettijohn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leepettijohn/)
 * (@leepettijohn)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/function-to-assign-multiple-roles/)
 * Does the member plugin have a specific function that can assign multiple roles
   to a user or is there an existing function that works a different way?(i.e. wp_update_user)
 * Thanks
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/members/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/members/)

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 *  [Justin Tadlock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/greenshady/)
 * (@greenshady)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/function-to-assign-multiple-roles/#post-7445859)
 * It’s built into WordPress: [https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_user/add_role/](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_user/add_role/)
 * Members is mostly just a UI on top of the existing WP roles/caps system.
 *  Thread Starter [leepettijohn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leepettijohn/)
 * (@leepettijohn)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/function-to-assign-multiple-roles/#post-7445932)
 * THAT’S what I was looking for. Thanks so much!!!

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 * Last activity: [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/function-to-assign-multiple-roles/#post-7445932)
 * Status: resolved