How can I restrict the categories users can post in, based on user roles?

So far I've only found plugins that are either obsolete or only affect which categories are displayed.

EDIT: The result should be that users can only select certain categories when they publish their post.

So far I've only found plugins that are either obsolete or only affect which categories are displayed.

EDIT: The result should be that users can only select certain categories when they publish their post.

• categories
• user-roles

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Try using these codes:

function themename_check_user_role( $role, $user_id = null ) {

    if ( is_numeric( $user_id ) )
    $user = get_userdata( $user_id );
    else
        $user = wp_get_current_user();

    if ( empty( $user ) )
    return false;

    return in_array( $role, (array) $user->roles );
}

// example use for the current user
if ( themename_check_user_role( 'customer' )
    _e( "You've got access!", 'themename' );
else
    _e( "Sorry, you don't have access!", 'themename' );

Here, you are checking whether a particular user has a role or not. If a match is found, true will be returned.