Get current logged in username in the functions.php file WordPress
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I am wanting to get the current logged in username to be used through out my functions.php file.
I have this in there right now and it will not display the user name:
global $current_user;
get_currentuserinfo();
echo 'Current User: ' . $current_user->user_login;
UPDATED functions.php file:
<?
global $current_user;
get_currentuserinfo();
add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'my_custom_dashboard_widgets');
function my_custom_dashboard_widgets() {
global $wp_meta_boxes;
wp_add_dashboard_widget('custom_help_widget', 'General Info', 'custom_dashboard_help');
}
function custom_dashboard_help() {
echo 'Current User: ' . $current_user->user_login;
}
Answers (5)
Arnav Joy answers:
try this in functions.php
<?php
function get_user_log_in_or_not(){
if(is_user_logged_in()) {
global $current_user;
get_currentuserinfo();
echo 'Username: ' . $current_user->user_login ;
}
else
echo 'User not logged in';
}
?>
call this as : <?php get_user_log_in_or_not();?>
Arnav Joy comments:
try this
<?
add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'my_custom_dashboard_widgets');
function my_custom_dashboard_widgets() {
global $wp_meta_boxes;
wp_add_dashboard_widget('custom_help_widget', 'General Info', 'custom_dashboard_help');
}
function custom_dashboard_help() {
global $current_user;
get_currentuserinfo();
echo 'Current User: ' . $current_user->user_login;
}
69developer comments:
That worked, need the global added in that function. Thanks!
Francisco Javier Carazo Gil answers:
What's the problem? Function does not exist?
Try this:
require (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/pluggable.php');
get_currentuserinfo();
69developer comments:
The problem is in the functions.php file where I have the above code, the <strong>$current_user->user</strong>_login is blank.
So your saying I need your 'require' code above in the functions.php file, in order to be able to access teh $current_user properties?
Francisco Javier Carazo Gil comments:
If you don't have a problem about "function does not exists" this is not the problem. I'm going to see it.
Francisco Javier Carazo Gil comments:
Try this one: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_get_current_user
69developer comments:
See my origianl post, updated code section. The $current_user properties are all blank.
Sabby Sam answers:
Hi,
use like
function get_current_userlogged()
{
global $current_user;
get_currentuserinfo();
echo 'Username: ' . $current_user->user_login . "\n";
echo 'User email: ' . $current_user->user_email . "\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";
}
Call this function out site the wordpress
like
<?php
get_current_userlogged();
?>
Sabby Sam comments:
I have checked and it is working try this code.
69developer comments:
See my origianl post, updated code section. The $current_user properties are all blank.
Sabby Sam comments:
<?
global $current_user;
get_currentuserinfo();
add_action('wp_dashboard_setup', 'my_custom_dashboard_widgets');
function my_custom_dashboard_widgets() {
global $wp_meta_boxes;
wp_add_dashboard_widget('custom_help_widget', 'General Info', 'custom_dashboard_help');
}
function custom_dashboard_help() {
get_current_userlogged();
}
function get_current_userlogged()
{
global $current_user;
get_currentuserinfo();
echo 'Username: ' . $current_user->user_login . "\n";
echo 'User email: ' . $current_user->user_email . "\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";
}
Dbranes answers:
Your code-snippet works in my wordpress 3.4.1
Do you want the display name?
Have you tried to view the HTML source of your webpage and search for 'Current User: '.?
69developer comments:
See my origianl post, updated code section. The $current_user properties are all blank.
Dbranes comments:
you just placed
global $current_user;
in a wrong place, should be inside the "custom_dashboard_help" function
I can see that Arnav Joy has already posted the correct solution