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wp_ajax_save_wporg_username()

Ajax handler for saving the user’s WordPress.org username.

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php 

function wp_ajax_save_wporg_username() {
	if ( ! current_user_can( 'install_themes' ) && ! current_user_can( 'install_plugins' ) ) {
		wp_send_json_error();
	}

	check_ajax_referer( 'save_wporg_username_' . get_current_user_id() );

	$username = isset( $_REQUEST['username'] ) ? wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['username'] ) : false;

	if ( ! $username ) {
		wp_send_json_error();
	}

	wp_send_json_success( update_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), 'wporg_favorites', $username ) );
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/capabilities.php: current_user_can()

Returns whether the current user has the specified capability.
wp-includes/formatting.php: wp_unslash()

Remove slashes from a string or array of strings.
wp-includes/pluggable.php: check_ajax_referer()

Verifies the Ajax request to prevent processing requests external of the blog.
wp-includes/functions.php: wp_send_json_error()

Send a JSON response back to an Ajax request, indicating failure.
wp-includes/functions.php: wp_send_json_success()

Send a JSON response back to an Ajax request, indicating success.
wp-includes/user.php: update_user_meta()

Update user meta field based on user ID.
wp-includes/user.php: get_current_user_id()

Get the current user’s ID

Changelog

Version Description
4.4.0 Introduced.

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