Show link based on role

Question

In page.tpl.php I'm displaying a link for user page. For an example:

<?php echo l(t("My offers"), 'user/' . $user->uid . '/offers'); ?>

So when a user clicks on the link it goes to user/uid/offers.

Now I want to show this link only based on a role. Let's say we have a role "Seller" that has unique ID 5 in the database. How can I set

<?php echo l(t("My offers"), 'user/' . $user->uid . '/offers'); ?>

to be visible only when a user has a role "Seller"?-

It shows how to access $user in tpl. If you var_dump($user), you will see $user->roles. Come on, you can test variables on your own :D — Mołot, Jan 22 '14 at 15:52
I've tested the code, but it didn't help. It only shows the array with details of the user. I didn't find how can I set link that will be visible only for a specific role. — user2519032, Jan 22 '14 at 19:00

user2519032 · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-23 12:16:49Z

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I've got answer from drupal.org and this is the right solution:

<?php
if(isset($user->roles[5]))
{
  echo l(t("My offers"), 'user/' . $user->uid . '/offers');
}

answered Jan 23 '14 at 12:16

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Ash · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-23 14:13:30Z

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For a non-coding method, you can create a block or for more control over the content a Views block that shows for certain roles.

answered Jan 23 '14 at 14:13

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samir mankar · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-23 12:20:47Z

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you can do this in following way say your seller roll machine_name is profile_seller then,

<

?php
if($user->**profile_seller** == "yes")
{
  echo l(t("My offers"), 'user/' . $user->uid . '/offers');
}
?>

Let us know if it works

answered Jan 23 '14 at 10:54

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