Function Reference/set current user

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This function has been deprecated since Version 3.0. That means it has been replaced by a new function or is no longer supported, and may be removed from future versions. All code that uses this function should be converted to use its replacement if one exists. See also wp-includes/deprecated.php. Use wp_set_current_user instead.

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1 Description
2 Usage
3 Parameters
4 Return Values
5 Examples
6 Notes
7 Change Log
8 Source File
9 Related

Description

This function can be replaced via plugins. If plugins do not redefine these functions, then this will be used instead.

Changes the current user by ID or name.

Set $id to null and specify a name if you do not know a user's ID.

Usage

<?php set_current_user( $id, $name ) ?>

Parameters

$id

(integer|null) (required) User ID.

Default: None

$name

(string) (optional) The user's username

Default: ''

Return Values

(object): returns values returned by wp_set_current_user()

Examples

Notes

This function can be replaced via plugins. If plugins do not redefine these functions, then this will be used instead.
Uses: wp_set_current_user()

Change Log

Deprecated: 3.0.0
Since: 2.0.1

Source File

set_current_user() is located in wp-includes/pluggable-deprecated.php. Before deprecation it was located in wp-includes/pluggable.php.

Current User Functions: get_current_user_id(), get_currentuserinfo(), wp_get_current_user(), wp_set_current_user(), current_user_can(), current_user_can_for_blog()

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