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WP_Customize_Setting::check_capabilities()

WP_Customize_Setting::check_capabilities(): bool

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Validate user capabilities whether the theme supports the setting.

Return

bool False if theme doesn’t support the setting or user can’t change setting, otherwise true.

Source

final public function check_capabilities() {
	if ( $this->capability && ! current_user_can( $this->capability ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	if ( $this->theme_supports && ! current_theme_supports( ...(array) $this->theme_supports ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	return true;
}

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UsesDescription
current_user_can()wp-includes/capabilities.php

Returns whether the current user has the specified capability.

current_theme_supports()wp-includes/theme.php

Checks a theme’s support for a given feature.

Used byDescription
WP_Customize_Setting::save()wp-includes/class-wp-customize-setting.php

Checks user capabilities and theme supports, and then saves the value of the setting.

Changelog

VersionDescription
3.4.0Introduced.

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