Sometimes you want to be able to display messages to new users or users with specific roles, such as authors or contributors. This recipe will display a message to users of the site based on their user role.
Open the index.php file of your theme. We are going to create a message area on the home page. Paste the following code below the content div tag and above the WordPress loop:
<?php
/*
* Chapter 11 Example 6
* Creates a user message area on the home page. Paste above the WordPress loop.
*/
function get_my_user_message() {
if (is_user_logged_in() && current_user_can('level_1')){
echo "Remember we publish posts on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays!";
} /* closing contributer role or higher text bracket */
else if (is_user_logged_in() && current_user_can('level_0')){
echo "Let us know if you see any grammatical errors in any posts!";
} /* closing else if subscriber text */
else { /*here is a paragraph...