current_user_can

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Summery Summery

Whether the current user has a specific capability.

Syntax Syntax

current_user_can( string $capability )

Description Description

While checking against particular roles in place of a capability is supported in part, this practice is discouraged as it may produce unreliable results.

Note: Will always return true if the current user is a super admin, unless specifically denied.

Parameters Parameters

$capability

(Required) Capability name.

$object_id

(Optional) ID of the specific object to check against if $capability is a "meta" cap. "Meta" capabilities, e.g. 'edit_post', 'edit_user', etc., are capabilities used by map_meta_cap() to map to other "primitive" capabilities, e.g. 'edit_posts', 'edit_others_posts', etc. Accessed via func_get_args() and passed to WP_User::has_cap(), then map_meta_cap().

Return Return

(bool) Whether the current user has the given capability. If $capability is a meta cap and $object_id is passed, whether the current user has the given meta capability for the given object.

Source Source

File: wp-includes/capabilities.php

 *
 * This function also accepts an ID of an object to check against if the capability is a meta capability. Meta
 * capabilities such as `edit_post` and `edit_user` are capabilities used by the `map_meta_cap()` function to
 * map to primitive capabilities that a user or role has, such as `edit_posts` and `edit_others_posts`.
 *
 * Example usage:
 *
 *     current_user_can( 'edit_posts' );
 *     current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post->ID );
 *     current_user_can( 'edit_post_meta', $post->ID, $meta_key );
 *
 * While checking against particular roles in place of a capability is supported

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Changelog
Version Description
2.0.0 Introduced.

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