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wp_get_current_user(): WP_User

Retrieves the current user object.

Description

Will set the current user, if the current user is not set. The current user will be set to the logged-in person. If no user is logged-in, then it will set the current user to 0, which is invalid and won’t have any permissions.

See also

Return

WP_User Current WP_User instance.

Source

function wp_get_current_user() {
	return _wp_get_current_user();
}

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Changelog

Version Description
2.0.3 Introduced.

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