user_can( int|WP_User $user, string $capability )

Whether a particular user has a specific capability.

Parameters

$user

(int|WP_User) (Required) User ID or object.

$capability

(string) (Required) Capability name.

Return

(bool) Whether the user has the given capability.

Source

File: wp-includes/capabilities.php 

function user_can( $user, $capability ) {
	if ( ! is_object( $user ) )
		$user = get_userdata( $user );

	if ( ! $user || ! $user->exists() )
		return false;

	$args = array_slice( func_get_args(), 2 );
	$args = array_merge( array( $capability ), $args );

	return call_user_func_array( array( $user, 'has_cap' ), $args );
}

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Related

Uses

Uses
Uses Description
wp-includes/pluggable.php: get_userdata()

Retrieve user info by user ID.

Used By

Used By
Used By Description
wp-includes/pluggable.php: wp_notify_postauthor()

Notify an author (and/or others) of a comment/trackback/pingback on a post.
wp-includes/pluggable.php: wp_notify_moderator()

Notifies the moderator of the site about a new comment that is awaiting approval.
wp-includes/link-template.php: get_dashboard_url()

Retrieves the URL to the user’s dashboard.
wp-includes/capabilities.php: map_meta_cap()

Map meta capabilities to primitive capabilities.
wp-includes/functions.php: get_allowed_mime_types()

Retrieve list of allowed mime types and file extensions.

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-3.1.0 Introduced.