wp_ajax_update_welcome_panel()

Ajax handler for updating whether to display the welcome panel.

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php 

function wp_ajax_update_welcome_panel() {
	check_ajax_referer( 'welcome-panel-nonce', 'welcomepanelnonce' );

	if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_theme_options' ) )
		wp_die( -1 );

	update_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), 'show_welcome_panel', empty( $_POST['visible'] ) ? 0 : 1 );

	wp_die( 1 );
}

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Related

Uses

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

Verifies the Ajax request to prevent processing requests external of the blog.
wp-includes/capabilities.php: current_user_can()

Whether the current user has a specific capability.
wp-includes/user.php: update_user_meta()

Update user meta field based on user ID.
wp-includes/user.php: get_current_user_id()

Get the current user’s ID
wp-includes/functions.php: wp_die()

Kill ClassicPress execution and display HTML message with error message.

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-3.1.0 Introduced.