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set_user_setting( string $name, string $value )

Adds or updates user interface setting.

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

$name

(string) (Required) The name of the setting.

$value

(string) (Required) The value for the setting.

Return

(bool|null) True if set successfully, false otherwise. Null if the current user is not a member of the site.

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 );
}

Changelog

Version Description
2.8.0 Introduced.

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Licensed under the GNU GPLv2+ License.
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/set_user_setting