add_action( 'wp_head', 'njengah_get_current_user_role'); function njengah_get_current_user_role() { if( is_user_logged_in() ) { // check if there is a logged in user $user = wp_get_current_user(); // getting & setting the current user $roles = ( array ) $user->roles; // obtaining the role return $roles; // return the role for the current user } else { return array(); // if there is no logged in user return empty array } }