Title: Missing Delete Role functionality
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Missing Delete Role functionality

 *  Resolved [Jeshil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeshil/)
 * (@jeshil)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-delete-role-functionality/)
 * Hi everybody,
 * I am using URE 4.9 and it seemed fine, but after upgrading to wordpres 3.8 I 
   had to reassign capabilities to users. Maybe it makes sense, you should always
   do a back up before upgrading.
    But I created a custom role and I want to delete
   it, but I am not able to see Delete Role button anymore (I have Add Role, Add/
   Delete capability) The problem is I have to delete that role, because I have 
   done some logic with user roles and it mixes everything up. Deleting the role
   from usermeta table is almost impossible because the capabilities field is so
   overloaded for a single user.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-role-editor/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-role-editor/)

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 *  [Mariusz Szatkowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/motylanogha/)
 * (@motylanogha)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-delete-role-functionality/#post-4594036)
 * I’ve got the same issue…
 *  [Mariusz Szatkowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/motylanogha/)
 * (@motylanogha)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-delete-role-functionality/#post-4594037)
 * downgrading to User Role Editor version 4.8 did not help either.
 * Has anyone solved it?
 *  Plugin Author [Vladimir Garagulya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shinephp/)
 * (@shinephp)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-delete-role-functionality/#post-4594038)
 * Hi,
 * While role is assigned at least to one user, you can not delete it with User 
   Role Editor. Delete role button is shown in case if there are unused roles, roles
   which you may delete.
    Go to the users list, check if you have users with that
   role you wish to delete, and re-assign them the other role 1st.
 *  Thread Starter [Jeshil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeshil/)
 * (@jeshil)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-delete-role-functionality/#post-4594106)
 * Thanks a lot Vladimir, it solved my problem 🙂

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 * Last reply from: [Jeshil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeshil/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-delete-role-functionality/#post-4594106)
 * Status: resolved