How to Create Page Templates for Different User Roles

To create a needed template, press the “plus” button near the template of the required type.

Here, we press the “plus” button near the All Archives template. Next, the Create page template pop-up appears.

In this pop-up, define whether you want to include or exclude items by selecting the same-named options in the first drop-down menu. Initially, we pick the “Include” option. However, you are free to choose the “Exclude” option if required. 

In the second list, we choose the “Advanced” option, which refers to additional conditions, including those for WordPress users. Afterward, we pick “Roles” in the following selector. In the final drop-down menu, you can select one or more WordPress roles from the proposed ones. For instance, we include the “Administrator” role. If needed, we press the “Add Condition” button to adjust one more condition.

Once completed, click the “Save” button in the pop-up.

To create page templates in the “Grid View” layout, switch it by clicking the “Grid view” button. Here, you can set conditions anytime you need by pressing the dots-shaped button next to the desired page template. Then, push one more, the “Edit conditions” button.

Once pressed, the Set the page template visibility conditions pop-up appears. Here, in this pop-up, you can set the same options as for the Create page template pop-up. In particular, we pick the “Include” option. However, you are free to choose the “Exclude” option if required. Then, in the second list, we choose the “Advanced” option, which refers to additional conditions, including those for WordPress users. 

Afterward, pick “Roles” in the following selector. You can select one or more WordPress roles from the offered ones in the final drop-down menu.

Next, we set the template’s location – this time, the front page. Once the “Add Condition” button is pressed, we select the “Include,” “Singular,” and “Home Page” options. We also include the “Administrator,” “Editor,” and “Subscriber” roles. Once set, the assigned user roles will be displayed under the corresponding page data.

Now, we can check the result by heading to the home page. Note that we are now logged in as a user with the required WordPress rights to see the template, namely the “Administrator,” “Author,” or “Subscriber” roles. In this case, the home page can be designed by the user with the “Administrator” role or another user with the assigned “Subscriber” role and/or “Editor” roles.

For example, if the “Mary Scott” user with the “Subscriber” role logs in, this user will be able to edit the home page.

In contrast, users with other roles assigned will not be able to edit this page, as we included only the “Administrator,” “Author,” or “Subscriber” roles.