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set_current_user › WordPress Function

Since2.0.1
Deprecated3.0.0
› set_current_user ( $id, $name = '' )
Parameters: (2)
  • (int|null) $id User ID.
    Required: Yes
  • (string) $name Optional. The user's username
    Required: No
    Default: (empty)
See:
Returns:
  • (WP_User) returns wp_set_current_user()
Defined at:
Codex:

Changes the current user by ID or name.

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


Related Functions: wp_set_current_user, wp_get_current_user, get_current_user_id, _wp_get_current_user, set_current_screen

Source 

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