setup_userdata() │ WP 2.0.4

Sets up global user vars.

Used by wp_set_current_user() for back compat. Might be deprecated in the future.

No Hooks.

Returns

null. Nothing (null).

Usage

setup_userdata( $for_user_id );

$for_user_id(int)

User ID to set up global data.

Notes

• Global. String. $user_login The user username for logging in
• Global. WP_User. $userdata User data.
• Global. Int. $user_level The level of the user
• Global. Int. $user_ID The ID of the user
• Global. String. $user_email The email address of the user
• Global. String. $user_url The url in the user's profile
• Global. String. $user_identity The display name of the user

Changelog

setup_userdata() setup userdata code ^{WP 6.9.1}

function setup_userdata( $for_user_id = 0 ) {
	global $user_login, $userdata, $user_level, $user_ID, $user_email, $user_url, $user_identity;

	if ( ! $for_user_id ) {
		$for_user_id = get_current_user_id();
	}
	$user = get_userdata( $for_user_id );

	if ( ! $user ) {
		$user_ID       = 0;
		$user_level    = 0;
		$userdata      = null;
		$user_login    = '';
		$user_email    = '';
		$user_url      = '';
		$user_identity = '';
		return;
	}

	$user_ID       = (int) $user->ID;
	$user_level    = (int) $user->user_level;
	$userdata      = $user;
	$user_login    = $user->user_login;
	$user_email    = $user->user_email;
	$user_url      = $user->user_url;
	$user_identity = $user->display_name;
}