WordPress wp_get_current_user() Get current loggedin user information
Example
Retrieves the information pertaining to the currently logged in user, and places it in the global variable $current_user
This function does not accept any parameters.
Usage:
<?php wp_get_current_user(); ?>
Example:
<?php
$current_user = wp_get_current_user();
echo 'Username: ' . $current_user->user_login . "\n";
echo 'User email: ' . $current_user->user_email . "\n";
echo 'User level: ' . $current_user->user_level . "\n";
echo 'User first name: ' . $current_user->user_firstname . "\n";
echo 'User last name: ' . $current_user->user_lastname . "\n";
echo 'User display name: ' . $current_user->display_name . "\n";
echo 'User ID: ' . $current_user->ID . "\n";
?>
To determine if a visitor is logged in or not, you can use is_user_logged_in() before, then get the current user info if the visitor it's logged in:
<?php
if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
$current_user = wp_get_current_user();
echo 'Welcome, ' . $current_user->user_login . '!';
} else {
echo 'Welcome, visitor!';
}
?>
