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user_can_richedit()

user_can_richedit(): bool

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Determines whether the user can access the visual editor.

Description

Checks if the user can access the visual editor and that it’s supported by the user’s browser.

Return

bool True if the user can access the visual editor, false otherwise.

Source

function user_can_richedit() {
	global $wp_rich_edit, $is_gecko, $is_opera, $is_safari, $is_chrome, $is_IE, $is_edge;

	if ( ! isset( $wp_rich_edit ) ) {
		$wp_rich_edit = false;

		if ( 'true' === get_user_option( 'rich_editing' ) || ! is_user_logged_in() ) { // Default to 'true' for logged out users.
			if ( $is_safari ) {
				$wp_rich_edit = ! wp_is_mobile() || ( preg_match( '!AppleWebKit/(\d+)!', $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], $match ) && (int) $match[1] >= 534 );
			} elseif ( $is_IE ) {
				$wp_rich_edit = str_contains( $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'Trident/7.0;' );
			} elseif ( $is_gecko || $is_chrome || $is_edge || ( $is_opera && ! wp_is_mobile() ) ) {
				$wp_rich_edit = true;
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Filters whether the user can access the visual editor.
	 *
	 * @since 2.1.0
	 *
	 * @param bool $wp_rich_edit Whether the user can access the visual editor.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'user_can_richedit', $wp_rich_edit );
}

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Hooks

apply_filters( ‘user_can_richedit’, bool $wp_rich_edit )

Filters whether the user can access the visual editor.

UsesDescription
wp_is_mobile()wp-includes/vars.php

Test if the current browser runs on a mobile device (smart phone, tablet, etc.).

get_user_option()wp-includes/user.php

Retrieves user option that can be either per Site or per Network.

is_user_logged_in()wp-includes/pluggable.php

Determines whether the current visitor is a logged in user.

apply_filters()wp-includes/plugin.php

Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.

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Used byDescription
_WP_Editors::print_default_editor_scripts()wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php

Print (output) all editor scripts and default settings.

get_media_item()wp-admin/includes/media.php

Retrieves HTML form for modifying the image attachment.

get_compat_media_markup()wp-admin/includes/media.php
wp_default_editor()wp-includes/general-template.php

Finds out which editor should be displayed by default.

WP_Widget_Text::form()wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-text.php

Outputs the Text widget settings form.

sanitize_post_field()wp-includes/post.php

Sanitizes a post field based on context.

_WP_Editors::parse_settings()wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php

Parse default arguments for the editor instance.

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Changelog

VersionDescription
2.0.0Introduced.

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