Ultimate Member Role-Based Redirection

The Ultimate Member plugin provides a dedicated setting within its User Roles configuration to control where a user is redirected after a successful login, making it very easy to set a custom destination for the Author role.

Here is the step-by-step process:

⚙️ Ultimate Member Role-Based Redirection

1. Access Ultimate Member User Roles

• Navigate to your WordPress dashboard.
• Go to Ultimate Member 🠆 User Roles.

2. Edit the Author Role

• Locate the Author role in the list.
• Click the Edit link next to the Author role’s name.

3. Configure Login Options

• On the Edit Role screen, click on the Login Options tab (or scroll down to the Login Options section).
• Find the setting titled Action to be taken after login.

4. Set the Custom Redirect URL

• Change the Action to be taken after login setting to Redirect to URL.
• A new field will appear below it, titled Set Custom Redirect URL.
• In this field, enter the full URL or the relative path of the page where you want Author users to land.

Action to be taken after login	Set Custom Redirect URL Example	Result
Redirect to URL	/author-dashboard/	Redirects to a custom page created for Authors.
Redirect to URL	https://yourwebsite.com/posts/	Redirects to a specific URL (like a post listing page).
Redirect to WordPress Admin		Redirects to the standard WordPress Dashboard.

• Tip: For most Author users, a good redirect is a custom front-end dashboard or their default WordPress admin area where they can access their posts (/wp-admin/edit.php).

5. Save Changes

• Click the Update Role button at the bottom of the page to save your new redirect rule.

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📝 Important Considerations

• Login Form Setting: This role-based setting can be overridden by a setting on a specific Ultimate Member login form. Ensure your login form is configured to use the default role settings:
  1. Go to Ultimate Member 🠆 Forms.
  2. Edit your Login Form.
  3. In the form settings, under Redirection after Login, ensure the setting is set to Default. This tells the form to respect the rule set in the User Role.
• Default WordPress Role: The standard Author role is a default WordPress role. Ultimate Member enhances these roles, allowing you to set these custom redirects for them.

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📚 Reference

• Ultimate Member Documentation: User Roles Settings. (2023). Provides details on configuring login, registration, and general permissions on a per-role basis, including the “Action to be taken after login” setting.