remove dashboard

You have to remove the read capability to keep them from the dashboard screen. Note that this cap also allows users to edit their profile IIRC.

At the moment, core WP doesn’t have a capability specifically for the dashboard screen though.

Justin, yes, removing read capability does remove the dashboard header, but leaves the user stuck on the profile page after logging in.

Permissions error: You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.

Maybe a redirect to the site home page is possible at this point?

btw, I am a newbie, so hope my comment is appropriate here.

That would break other plugins unless you’re talking about removing all caps from a role. If you simply don’t want a user to access the admin (not Dashboard), there’s probably existing plugins for that.

Yes, I am wanting to remove all capabilities from some roles. They would just need front end access.

At this point, the user is stuck on the login page with the permissions error. I just need to get him to the front end.