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get_currentuserinfo()

get_currentuserinfo(): bool|WP_User

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This function has been deprecated. Use wp_get_current_user() instead.

Populate global variables with information about the currently logged in user.

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Return

bool|WP_User False on XMLRPC Request and invalid auth cookie, WP_User instance otherwise.

Source

function get_currentuserinfo() {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '4.5.0', 'wp_get_current_user()' );

	return _wp_get_current_user();
}

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UsesDescription
_wp_get_current_user()wp-includes/user.php

Retrieves the current user object.

_deprecated_function()wp-includes/functions.php

Marks a function as deprecated and inform when it has been used.

Changelog

VersionDescription
4.5.0Use wp_get_current_user()
0.71Introduced.

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    Default Usage
    The call to get_currentuserinfo() places the current user’s info into $userdata, where it can be retrieved using member variables.

    <?php
global $current_user;
get_currentuserinfo();

printf( __( 'Username: %s', 'textdomain' ), esc_html( $current_user->user_login ) ) . '<br />';
printf( __( 'User email: %s', 'textdomain' ), esc_html( $current_user->user_email ) ) . '<br />';
printf( __( 'User first name: %s', 'textdomain' ), esc_html( $current_user->user_firstname ) ) . '<br />';
printf( __( 'User last name: %s', 'textdomain' ), esc_html( $current_user->user_lastname ) ) . '<br />';
printf( __( 'User display name: %s', 'textdomain' ), esc_html( $current_user->display_name ) ) . '<br />';
printf( __( 'User ID: %s', 'textdomain' ), esc_html( $current_user->ID ) );

    Result:

    Username: Zedd
    User email: my@email.com
    User level: 10
    User first name: John
    User last name: Doe
    User display name: John Doe
    User ID: 1

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