PHP Template Usage

If you need to display the user's role programmatically within your WordPress theme files (such as header.php, sidebar.php, or a custom page template), you can use the standard WordPress do_shortcode function.

Basic Implementation

To output the current user's role anywhere in your template files, wrap the shortcode in the do_shortcode() function and use echo:

<?php echo do_shortcode('[user_role]'); ?>

Conditional Usage (Recommended)

In most cases, you only want to display the role if a user is actually logged in. You can wrap the call in a conditional check to avoid empty output or layout shifts for logged-out visitors:

<?php if ( is_user_logged_in() ) : ?>
    <div class="user-access-level">
        <span>Current Role:</span> <?php echo do_shortcode('[user_role]'); ?>
    </div>
<?php endif; ?>

Storing in a Variable

If you need to process the role string further (e.g., for conditional logic or concatenating with other strings) before displaying it, you can store the output in a variable:

<?php
    $current_user_role = do_shortcode('[user_role]');
    
    // Example: Use the role in an HTML attribute
    echo '<div class="user-profile" data-role="' . esc_attr($current_user_role) . '">';
    echo 'Welcome, your role is ' . $current_user_role;
    echo '</div>';
?>

Usage Tips

Escaping: The shortcode already returns a string. If you are using it inside HTML attributes, always use esc_attr() as shown in the example above.
Placement: Common files for this snippet include author.php (to show roles on profile pages) or header.php (to show roles in a utility navigation bar).