# Jetpack Roles A user roles class for Jetpack. Contains utilities for translating user roles to capabilities and vice versa. ### Usage Get the role of the current user: ```php use Automattic\Jetpack\Roles; $roles = new Roles(); $current_user_role = $roles->translate_current_user_to_role(); ``` Get the role of a particular user: ```php use Automattic\Jetpack\Roles; $roles = new Roles(); $user = get_user_by( 'contact@yourjetpack.blog' ); $user_role = $roles->translate_user_to_role( $user ); ``` Get the capability we require for a role: ```php use Automattic\Jetpack\Roles; $roles = new Roles(); $capability = $roles->translate_role_to_cap( 'administrator' ); ``` ## Using this package in your WordPress plugin If you plan on using this package in your WordPress plugin, we would recommend that you use [Jetpack Autoloader](https://packagist.org/packages/automattic/jetpack-autoloader) as your autoloader. This will allow for maximum interoperability with other plugins that use this package as well. ## Security Need to report a security vulnerability? Go to [https://automattic.com/security/](https://automattic.com/security/) or directly to our security bug bounty site [https://hackerone.com/automattic](https://hackerone.com/automattic). ## License jetpack-roles is licensed under [GNU General Public License v2 (or later)](./LICENSE.txt)