Ticket #1511: role-seniority.diff

wp-includes/functions.php

@@ -2046 +2046 @@
         return preg_replace('/^.*wp-content[\\\\\/]plugins[\\\\\/]/', '', $file);
 }
 
+//sort roles in descending order of seniority
+function compare_roles($role1, $role2) {
+        global $wp_roles;
+        //$wp_roles->role_names is arranged in descending order of seniority
+        foreach ($wp_roles->role_names as $role => $name) {
+                if ($role == $role1 && $role == $role2) {
+                        //we matched role1 and role2 simultaneously; they're equal
+                        return 0;
+                } elseif ($role == $role1) {
+                        //we matched role1 first, role1 > role2
+                        return -1; //remember we're sorting descending
+                } elseif ($role == $role2) {
+                        //we matched role2 first, role1 < role2
+                        return 1; //remember we're sorting descending
+                }
+        }
+        //if we get to this point, neither of the roles were found in $wp_roles->role_names,
+        //resort to alphabetical sorting.
+        return strcmp($role1, $role2);
+}
+
+
 ?>

wp-admin/users.php

@@ -225 +225 @@
         <h2><?php _e('User List by Role'); ?></h2>
   <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" width="100%">
         <?php
+        uksort($roleclasses, 'compare_roles');
         foreach($roleclasses as $role => $roleclass) {
                 ksort($roleclass);
                 ?>