get_user_locale() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

get_user_locale( int|WP_User $user ): string

Retrieves the locale of a user.

Description

If the user has a locale set to a non-empty string then it will be returned. Otherwise it returns the locale of get_locale() .

Parameters

$userint|WP_Userrequired: User’s ID or a WP_User object. Defaults to current user.

Return

string The locale of the user.

Source

function get_user_locale( $user = 0 ) {
	$user_object = false;

	if ( 0 === $user && function_exists( 'wp_get_current_user' ) ) {
		$user_object = wp_get_current_user();
	} elseif ( $user instanceof WP_User ) {
		$user_object = $user;
	} elseif ( $user && is_numeric( $user ) ) {
		$user_object = get_user_by( 'id', $user );
	}

	if ( ! $user_object ) {
		return get_locale();
	}

	$locale = $user_object->locale;

	return $locale ? $locale : get_locale();
}

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Changelog

Version	Description
4.7.0	Introduced.

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