Remove Dashboard Access

Intro

If you want to limit access to the WordPress Dashboard based on user role, you can do so with either code or a plugin.

With Code

You can put the following code in your functions.php file to limit Dashboard access to only admins. More info can be found here and here.

<?php // For implementation instructions see: https://aceplugins.com/how-to-add-a-code-snippet/

/**
 * Block wp-admin access for non-admins
 */
function ace_block_wp_admin() {
	if ( is_admin() && ! current_user_can( 'administrator' ) && ! ( defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) && DOING_AJAX ) ) {
		wp_safe_redirect( home_url() );
		exit;
	}
}
add_action( 'admin_init', 'ace_block_wp_admin' );

You can change the home_url() to something else if you want to redirect them somewhere else. For example, to redirect them to the shop page you can use home_url( '/shop' ) or if you have a profile page home_url( '/profile' ).

With a Plugin

Or you can use a plugin to accomplish this. Get the Remove Dashboard Access plugin and don’t bother with code.