set_user_setting( string $name, string $value )
Adds or updates user interface setting.
Description Description
Both $name and $value can contain only ASCII letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores.
This function has to be used before any output has started as it calls setcookie().
Parameters Parameters
- $name
-
(string) (Required) The name of the setting.
- $value
-
(string) (Required) The value for the setting.
Return Return
(bool|null) True if set successfully, false otherwise. Null if the current user is not a member of the site.
Source Source
File: wp-includes/option.php
function set_user_setting( $name, $value ) {
if ( headers_sent() ) {
return false;
}
$all_user_settings = get_all_user_settings();
$all_user_settings[ $name ] = $value;
return wp_set_all_user_settings( $all_user_settings );
}
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Changelog Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 2.8.0 | Introduced. |
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Override the user setting to always collapse the admin menu for the current user:
/** * Re-set user setting to always collapse the admin menu. * * @see set_user_setting() */ function wpdocs_always_collapse_menu() { if ( 'f' != get_user_setting( 'mfold' ) ) { set_user_setting( 'mfold', 'f' ); } } add_action( 'admin_head', 'wpdocs_always_collapse_menu' );