WP::register_globals │ public │ WP 2.0.0

Set up the WordPress Globals.

The query_vars property will be extracted to the GLOBALS. So care should be taken when naming global variables that might interfere with the WordPress environment.

Method of the class: WP{}

No Hooks.

Returns

null. Nothing (null).

Usage

global $wp;
$wp->register_globals();

Notes

Global. WP_Query. $wp_query WordPress Query object.
Global. String. $query_string Query string for the loop.
Global. Array. $posts The found posts.
Global. WP_Post|null. $post The current post, if available.
Global. String. $request The SQL statement for the request.
Global. Int. $more Only set, if single page or post.
Global. Int. $single If single page or post. Only set, if single page or post.
Global. WP_User. $authordata Only set, if author archive.

Changelog

Since 2.0.0 Introduced.

WP::register_globals() code WP 7.1

wp-includes/class-wp.php 
public function register_globals() {
	global $wp_query;

	// Extract updated query vars back into global namespace.
	foreach ( (array) $wp_query->query_vars as $key => $value ) {
		$GLOBALS[ $key ] = $value;
	}

	$GLOBALS['query_string'] = $this->query_string;
	$GLOBALS['posts']        = & $wp_query->posts;
	$GLOBALS['post']         = $wp_query->post ?? null;
	$GLOBALS['request']      = $wp_query->request;

	if ( $wp_query->is_single() || $wp_query->is_page() ) {
		$GLOBALS['more']   = 1;
		$GLOBALS['single'] = 1;
	}

	if ( $wp_query->is_author() ) {
		$GLOBALS['authordata'] = get_userdata( get_queried_object_id() );
	}
}