WordPress tip: Restrict user access to specific templates

Simply create a new page template and paste the following at the very beginning of the file:

<?php
/* Template Name: Restricted to Authors only */

if ( !current_user_can('author')) {
	wp_die('You don’t have access to this page.')
}
?>

Thanks to Kevin Chard for this snippet!

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