Unable to get current user ID

  • boybawang

    (@boybawang)


    11 years ago

    Hello –
    I’m pretty new to wordpress. I’m trying to get the current user ID in one of my plugin pages. I’ve tried wp_get_current_user()->ID, but that’s returning 0. From what I’ve read, I realize that this page is being loaded prior to the aforementioned wrapper, and that I probably need a hook to get it properly. I really have no clue what I’m doing with hooks, so if somebody could shed some light on this I’d appreciate it. Is wp_login the best hook to use?
    Why is it that in some of my plugin pages I’m able to get the current user using wp_get_current_user() but some pages I can’t?
    Thanks!

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  • Josh

    (@josh401)

    11 years ago

    It depends on how your files are structured in relation to WP. Is it your main .php file that you are using the wp_get_current_user() function? Or is it a file… deeper in your plugin folder?

    Thread Starter boybawang

    (@boybawang)

    11 years ago

    The file is definitely deeper in my plugin folder than the main php file. Should I be including a file at the top of the .php file?

    Josh

    (@josh401)

    11 years ago

    Yeah.. I think you’re trying to define the variable before pluggable.php has been loaded.

    Okay.. in the main file of your plugin… where you know wp_get_current_user() is working… let’s add this function:

    function getCurUser() {
    // Get the current user's info
    $current_user = wp_get_current_user(); 

    if ( !($current_user instanceof WP_User) )
        return; 

    return $current_user->user_login;
}

    Then, when you need to get the current user id.. just use this in your code:

    $getID = getCurUser();

    I haven’t tested… but it might solve your problem.

    Thread Starter boybawang

    (@boybawang)

    11 years ago

    Thanks for the suggestion Josh, but I had no luck 🙁

    Thread Starter boybawang

    (@boybawang)

    11 years ago

    Hey Josh – I figured it out. There was actually a class that I overlooked that I was able to retrieve the user ID from.
    Thanks,
    Pete

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