Title: [Developing Plugin] Detecting the user level
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Developing Plugin] Detecting the user level

 *  Resolved [allenskd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/allenskd/)
 * (@allenskd)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/developing-plugin-detecting-the-user-level/)
 * Hello,
 * It’s been some years since I last touched wordpress as in writing a plug-in and
   well I’m once again on track to start contributing once again.
 * Since the codex changed so much I’m looking for a function to know if the user
   is admin (as in checking the user level) and also a function to know when the
   user is at the admin panel.
 * Thanks!

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/developing-plugin-detecting-the-user-level/#post-1027494)
 * Welcome back.
 * User Levels are really replaced by capabilities so see the [Roles and Capabilities](http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities)
   article for more info. Also look at the Role Manager plugin listed in the Resources
   section of that article.
 * I believe `is_admin()` will tell you if you are in an admin panel.
 *  Thread Starter [allenskd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/allenskd/)
 * (@allenskd)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/developing-plugin-detecting-the-user-level/#post-1027605)
 * Hello,
 * Thanks MichealH. Sat down today to read the codex’s dev section and its been 
   a great help. Yet I was wondering where to find a list of actions/filters and
   the returns/parameters they provide.
 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/developing-plugin-detecting-the-user-level/#post-1027607)
 * Might see if you like this one:
    [http://adambrown.info/p/wp_hooks](http://adambrown.info/p/wp_hooks)

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 * Last activity: [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/developing-plugin-detecting-the-user-level/#post-1027607)
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