example gate by role

Gate OpenStation by role

Block OpenStation for contributors; force-disable for a specific user id.

<?php
/**
 * Plugin Name: OpenStation Policy
 */
defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;

add_filter( 'openstation_mode_enabled', function ( $enabled, $user_id ) {
    // Contributors stay in classic admin.
    if ( user_can( $user_id, 'contributor' ) ) {
        return false;
    }

    // A specific user: hard-off regardless of their preference.
    if ( 7 === (int) $user_id ) {
        return false;
    }

    return $enabled;
}, 10, 2 );

Returning false has two effects:

1. The AJAX save endpoint refuses to flip the user meta to '1' (it returns openstation_disabled).
2. Any existing '1' value is ignored — openstation_is_enabled() returns false for this user, which propagates to every render-time gate that consults the helper (chromeless detection, payload generation, the admin-bar toggle's "active" state, the recycle-bin REST permission callback, the PWA service-worker hookup, presence tracking).

Disable the portal auto-enable too

If you always want OpenStation off for a user, also stop the portal from flipping it back on when they happen to visit /openstation/:

add_filter( 'openstation_portal_auto_enable', function ( $auto, $user_id ) {
    if ( 7 === (int) $user_id ) {
        return false;
    }
    return $auto;
}, 10, 2 );

Related

• Hooks Reference — openstation_mode_enabled
• Hooks Reference — openstation_portal_auto_enable