Set registrants as authors?

Hi,

Quick question, I’m using TML for users to register but I need them to be able to create posts, so I want them to be authors and not subscribers. I have activation turned on so they are pending to begin with, but subsequently I need their role to go to author. Seems the default behaviour is ‘subscriber’ but is there any way to change this? I’ve tried this function:

add_action('tml_new_user_registered', '\Bbc\set_user_to_author');
function set_user_to_author($userID){
  $u = new \WP_User($userID);
  $u->remove_role('subscriber');
  $u->add_role('author');
  return;
}

But it doesn’t seem to work.

Much appreciated
Kevin

• This topic was modified 7 years, 1 month ago by the_lar.