Title: current_user_can() in the __construct?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# current_user_can() in the __construct?

 *  Resolved [JesperT](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jespert/)
 * (@jespert)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/current_user_can-in-the-_construct/)
 * When I use _current\_user\_can()_ in the __construct function in my plugin I’ll
   get this error: **Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp_get_current_user()
   in C:\Inetpub\WP\wp-includes\capabilities.php on line 969**
 *     ```
       class myPlugin {
           public function __construct() {
               if(current_user_can('manage_options'))
               add_action("publish_post",array(&$this,'save_post_form'));
           }
       }
       ```
   
 * Is it not possible to run the _current\_user\_can()_ in the _\_\_construct_-funktion?

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 *  [s0what](https://wordpress.org/support/users/s0what/)
 * (@s0what)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/current_user_can-in-the-_construct/#post-1397332)
 * same problem for me. Maybe becouse of new WP version?
 *  [Warren Harrison](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hungrymedia/)
 * (@hungrymedia)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/current_user_can-in-the-_construct/#post-1397341)
 * I just ran into the same problem today. Seems this function is not working in
   the latest WP version (2.9.2)
 *  [Txanny](https://wordpress.org/support/users/txanny/)
 * (@txanny)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/current_user_can-in-the-_construct/#post-1397361)
 * You cannot run this on the plugin load. I think you are instantiating the class
   as soon as the plugin loads.
 * wp_get_current_user() is a pluggable function. This means that can be replaced
   by plugins. Because of that, this functions library is only available after plugins
   are loaded.
 * Try calling it on the ‘plugins_loaded’ action hook:
 *     ```
       class myPlugin {
         public function __construct () {
           add_action('plugins_loaded', array($this, 'pluginInit');
         }
   
         public function pluginInit () {
           if(current_user_can('manage_options'))
             add_action("publish_post",array(&$this,'save_post_form'));
         }
       }
       ```
   
 *  [Warren Harrison](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hungrymedia/)
 * (@hungrymedia)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/current_user_can-in-the-_construct/#post-1397380)
 * Aha! Good to know. That solved my issue. Thank you.
 *  Thread Starter [JesperT](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jespert/)
 * (@jespert)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/current_user_can-in-the-_construct/#post-1397395)
 * **Tnx!**

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/current_user_can-in-the-_construct/#post-1397395)
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