_wp_get_current_user

The timeline below displays how wordpress function _wp_get_current_user has changed across different WordPress versions. If a version is not listed, refer to the next available version below.

WordPress Version: 5.7

/**
 * Retrieves the current user object.
 *
 * 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.
 *
 * This function is used by the pluggable functions wp_get_current_user() and
 * get_currentuserinfo(), the latter of which is deprecated but used for backward
 * compatibility.
 *
 * @since 4.5.0
 * @access private
 *
 * @see wp_get_current_user()
 * @global WP_User $current_user Checks if the current user is set.
 *
 * @return WP_User Current WP_User instance.
 */
function _wp_get_current_user()
{
    global $current_user;
    if (!empty($current_user)) {
        if ($current_user instanceof WP_User) {
            return $current_user;
        }
        // Upgrade stdClass to WP_User.
        if (is_object($current_user) && isset($current_user->ID)) {
            $cur_id = $current_user->ID;
            $current_user = null;
            wp_set_current_user($cur_id);
            return $current_user;
        }
        // $current_user has a junk value. Force to WP_User with ID 0.
        $current_user = null;
        wp_set_current_user(0);
        return $current_user;
    }
    if (defined('XMLRPC_REQUEST') && XMLRPC_REQUEST) {
        wp_set_current_user(0);
        return $current_user;
    }
    /**
     * Filters the current user.
     *
     * The default filters use this to determine the current user from the
     * request's cookies, if available.
     *
     * Returning a value of false will effectively short-circuit setting
     * the current user.
     *
     * @since 3.9.0
     *
     * @param int|false $user_id User ID if one has been determined, false otherwise.
     */
    $user_id = apply_filters('determine_current_user', false);
    if (!$user_id) {
        wp_set_current_user(0);
        return $current_user;
    }
    wp_set_current_user($user_id);
    return $current_user;
}

WordPress Version: 5.4

/**
 * Retrieves the current user object.
 *
 * 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.
 *
 * This function is used by the pluggable functions wp_get_current_user() and
 * get_currentuserinfo(), the latter of which is deprecated but used for backward
 * compatibility.
 *
 * @since 4.5.0
 * @access private
 *
 * @see wp_get_current_user()
 * @global WP_User $current_user Checks if the current user is set.
 *
 * @return WP_User Current WP_User instance.
 */
function _wp_get_current_user()
{
    global $current_user;
    if (!empty($current_user)) {
        if ($current_user instanceof WP_User) {
            return $current_user;
        }
        // Upgrade stdClass to WP_User.
        if (is_object($current_user) && isset($current_user->ID)) {
            $cur_id = $current_user->ID;
            $current_user = null;
            wp_set_current_user($cur_id);
            return $current_user;
        }
        // $current_user has a junk value. Force to WP_User with ID 0.
        $current_user = null;
        wp_set_current_user(0);
        return $current_user;
    }
    if (defined('XMLRPC_REQUEST') && XMLRPC_REQUEST) {
        wp_set_current_user(0);
        return $current_user;
    }
    /**
     * Filters the current user.
     *
     * The default filters use this to determine the current user from the
     * request's cookies, if available.
     *
     * Returning a value of false will effectively short-circuit setting
     * the current user.
     *
     * @since 3.9.0
     *
     * @param int|bool $user_id User ID if one has been determined, false otherwise.
     */
    $user_id = apply_filters('determine_current_user', false);
    if (!$user_id) {
        wp_set_current_user(0);
        return $current_user;
    }
    wp_set_current_user($user_id);
    return $current_user;
}

WordPress Version: 4.6

/**
 * Retrieves the current user object.
 *
 * 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.
 *
 * This function is used by the pluggable functions wp_get_current_user() and
 * get_currentuserinfo(), the latter of which is deprecated but used for backward
 * compatibility.
 *
 * @since 4.5.0
 * @access private
 *
 * @see wp_get_current_user()
 * @global WP_User $current_user Checks if the current user is set.
 *
 * @return WP_User Current WP_User instance.
 */
function _wp_get_current_user()
{
    global $current_user;
    if (!empty($current_user)) {
        if ($current_user instanceof WP_User) {
            return $current_user;
        }
        // Upgrade stdClass to WP_User
        if (is_object($current_user) && isset($current_user->ID)) {
            $cur_id = $current_user->ID;
            $current_user = null;
            wp_set_current_user($cur_id);
            return $current_user;
        }
        // $current_user has a junk value. Force to WP_User with ID 0.
        $current_user = null;
        wp_set_current_user(0);
        return $current_user;
    }
    if (defined('XMLRPC_REQUEST') && XMLRPC_REQUEST) {
        wp_set_current_user(0);
        return $current_user;
    }
    /**
     * Filters the current user.
     *
     * The default filters use this to determine the current user from the
     * request's cookies, if available.
     *
     * Returning a value of false will effectively short-circuit setting
     * the current user.
     *
     * @since 3.9.0
     *
     * @param int|bool $user_id User ID if one has been determined, false otherwise.
     */
    $user_id = apply_filters('determine_current_user', false);
    if (!$user_id) {
        wp_set_current_user(0);
        return $current_user;
    }
    wp_set_current_user($user_id);
    return $current_user;
}

WordPress Version: 4.5

/**
 * Retrieves the current user object.
 *
 * 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.
 *
 * This function is used by the pluggable functions wp_get_current_user() and
 * get_currentuserinfo(), the latter of which is deprecated but used for backward
 * compatibility.
 *
 * @since 4.5.0
 * @access private
 *
 * @see wp_get_current_user()
 * @global WP_User $current_user Checks if the current user is set.
 *
 * @return WP_User Current WP_User instance.
 */
function _wp_get_current_user()
{
    global $current_user;
    if (!empty($current_user)) {
        if ($current_user instanceof WP_User) {
            return $current_user;
        }
        // Upgrade stdClass to WP_User
        if (is_object($current_user) && isset($current_user->ID)) {
            $cur_id = $current_user->ID;
            $current_user = null;
            wp_set_current_user($cur_id);
            return $current_user;
        }
        // $current_user has a junk value. Force to WP_User with ID 0.
        $current_user = null;
        wp_set_current_user(0);
        return $current_user;
    }
    if (defined('XMLRPC_REQUEST') && XMLRPC_REQUEST) {
        wp_set_current_user(0);
        return $current_user;
    }
    /**
     * Filter the current user.
     *
     * The default filters use this to determine the current user from the
     * request's cookies, if available.
     *
     * Returning a value of false will effectively short-circuit setting
     * the current user.
     *
     * @since 3.9.0
     *
     * @param int|bool $user_id User ID if one has been determined, false otherwise.
     */
    $user_id = apply_filters('determine_current_user', false);
    if (!$user_id) {
        wp_set_current_user(0);
        return $current_user;
    }
    wp_set_current_user($user_id);
    return $current_user;
}