Show and Hide Elements based on user role

[MJS]

Hi All, I have a question that may be obvious however I am unsure on how to achieve it. Is there a way to show and hide elements, like a button or links, in elementor based on user roles? For example have a button show up if the user is not logged into the system but then be invisible if the user is logged in.

 

[sms-design]

There is various solutions and loads of plugins > what type of site are you building.

You also have the WP user role manager

Creating private, client-specific pages in WordPress

Sometimes you want to host content on your wordpress website that is specifically for an individual client.

www.blendb2b.com

User Specific Content

This Plugin allows you to select specific users by user name, or by role name who can view a specific post content or page content.

wordpress.org

 

[MJS]

There is various solutions and loads of plugins > what type of site are you building.

You also have the WP user role manager


Thanks I will take a look at that. I am building a membership site.

 

[sms-design]

Here's a fair review of plugins and there are lots

10 Best WordPress Membership Plugins (Most are FREE) 2026 - Colorlib

Whether you are just starting out or have already gained some traction, with WordPress membership plugins, you can monetize your page easily.

colorlib.com

If you are looking for a almost free solution with a good community forum "S2 Member"

 

[Community]

The way I've done it is a bit of a mixture of plugin and custom functions, Although I havent got time to help you with your function, maybe you can do what you require with this example (Which is actually more complex than you would need as integrates a few different aspects for us.

So I would use : https://wordpress.org/plugins/ele-conditions/

I would then enter something like

$haveCourses === true

In the conditional part of the section ( which the above plugin produces )

function new_keywords( $custom_vars ) {   
    $custom_vars['haveCourses'] = false;

    $current_user_id = get_current_user_id();
    $member = new MeprUser($current_user_id);
    $active_memberships = $member->active_product_subscriptions();
    if (!empty($active_memberships)){
        foreach ($active_memberships as $key => $value) {
            $post_type = get_field('associated_post_type', $value);
            if ($post_type != NULL && $post_type != 'NULL' && $post_type != 'post') {
                $post_types[] = get_field('associated_post_type', $value);
            }
            
        }
    }

    global $post;

    
    $fields =get_fields($post->ID);


    if ($fields) {
        foreach($fields as $key=>$val)
        {   
            if ($val == '') {
                $custom_vars['acf_' . $key] = false;
            } else {
                $custom_vars['acf_' . $key] = true;
            }
            
        }
    }



    if (!empty($post_types)) {
        $custom_vars['haveCourses'] = true;
    }

    // Check if

    $custom_vars['test'] = $post->ID;

    return $custom_vars;


}