More Consistency In Determing What Role To Give A New User

[jeffr0]

When creating a new user in WordPress, the dropdown box for roles is as follows:

Subscriber
Contributor
Author
Editor
Administrator

My expectation is that roles with the most capabilities are listed at the top, but that's not the case. The contextual help tab gives concise information on what each roles does but lists them as:

Administrator
Editor
Author
Contributor
Subscribers

I propose reversing the order of the items in the dropdown box to mimic the order found within the contextual help tab since it displays roles from having the most capabilities to the least. The change would help this screen be more consistent.

[jeffr0]

Selecting A Role For A Newly Created User Screen

[samuelsidler]

For what it's worth, I'd rather reverse the help text since it's less seen than the drop down itself.

[jeffr0]

Replying to samuelsidler:

For what it's worth, I'd rather reverse the help text since it's less seen than the drop down itself.

That would just as easily solve the problem. I would just have to change my mindset on expecting the most privileged role being at the top of the list versus the bottom.

[Ramoonus]

I agree with Jeffr0
it makes sense to order the names based on permission level

[SergeyBiryukov]

The current order was a conscious choice in [25695]. The help text should be updated.

[SergeyBiryukov]

In 29233:

Reverse the order of roles in help text on Add New User screen to match [25695].

fixes #28914.