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current_user_can › WordPress Function

Since2.0.0
Deprecatedn/a
› current_user_can ( $capability, $args )
Parameters: (2)
  • (string) $capability Capability name.
    Required: Yes
  • (mixed) $args Optional further parameters, typically starting with an object ID.
    Required: Yes
See:
Returns:
  • (bool) Whether the current user has the given capability. If `$capability` is a meta cap and `$object_id` is passed, whether the current user has the given meta capability for the given object.
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Change Log:
  • 5.3.0
  • 5.8.0

Returns whether the current user has the specified capability.

This function also accepts an ID of an object to check against if the capability is a meta capability. Meta capabilities such as edit_post and edit_user are capabilities used by the map_meta_cap() function to map to primitive capabilities that a user or role has, such as edit_posts and edit_others_posts. Example usage: current_user_can( 'edit_posts' ); current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post->ID ); current_user_can( 'edit_post_meta', $post->ID, $meta_key ); While checking against particular roles in place of a capability is supported in part, this practice is discouraged as it may produce unreliable results. Note: Will always return true if the current user is a super admin, unless specifically denied.


Related Functions: current_user_can_for_site, current_user_can_for_blog, set_current_user, get_current_user_id, wp_set_current_user

Source 

function current_user_can( $capability, ...$args ) {
	return user_can( wp_get_current_user(), $capability, ...$args );
}