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set_current_user( int|null $id, string $name = ” ): WP_User

Changes the current user by ID or name.

Description

Set $id to null and specify a name if you do not know a user’s ID.

See also

Parameters

$idint|nullrequired
User ID.
$namestringoptional
The user’s username

Default:''

Return

WP_User returns wp_set_current_user()

Source

function set_current_user($id, $name = '') {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.0.0', 'wp_set_current_user()' );
	return wp_set_current_user($id, $name);
}

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Changelog

Version Description
3.0.0 Use wp_set_current_user()
2.0.1 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/set_current_user