Roles are not ordered alphbetically

Hi,

The related update was published with version 5.51.3:
Update: Roles sorting inside WordPress roles dropdown lists is switched OFF by default. In order to switch WP roles dropdown lists sorting ON, return TRUE from ‘ure_sort_wp_roles_list’ filter, e.g.:

add_filter( 'ure_sort_wp_roles_list', 'sort_wp_roles_list_aphabetically', 10, 1);
function sort_wp_roles_list_aphabetically( $sort ) {
  $sort = true;
  return $sort;
}

Add this code to the active theme functions.php file or setup it as a “must use” plugin.

• This reply was modified 5 years ago by Vladimir Garagulya.

Thank you! I have added this to my functions.php file. Have tested adding a new role, cleared all caches etc. and my new role is still at the bottom of the user role list – not alphabetical on Users page (/wp-admin/users.php). It doesn’t appear to have made any difference.

Please let me know if you had any other suggestions I could try?

Thanks for your help!

I re-tested successfully the exact copy of code above.

Take into account that URE sorts roles by ID, not by display name. For example role with ID: z_tester and name: ‘A Tester’ will be shown at the end of roles list in spite of its name begins from ‘A’.

Thank you for confirming ?? Yes, I understand that roles will be ordered by ID and my role IDs match the name, so the ordering should be as expected.

Please see my example: https://ibb.co/PwmWycg

This screenshot is actually from a list of user roles displayed by a plugin (eNewsletter), but it matches the same as the main Users screen which displays all the roles (/wp-admin/users.php). You can see my new custom roles are showing at the bottom. The IDs for these roles are te_aroha_paeroa_search_and_rescue, canyonsar

The drop down of roles in the URE screen shows the order correctly:
https://ibb.co/px5TLZd

I’m at a loss as to how to fix this, as it used to work automatically. My client has a lot of roles, so it is important that they are in order.

Thank you for your replies, much appreciated!

Do you use the latest version of URE 4.52?

Yes version 4.52

When roles unsorted, new added roles are shown at the top at my tests.

Try deactivate all plugins except URE. Will it change roles order?