set_current_user() │ WP 2.0.1

Deprecated since 3.0.0. It is no longer supported and may be removed in future releases. Use wp_set_current_user() instead.

Changes the current user by ID or name.

Set $id to null and specify a name if you do not know a user's ID.

No Hooks.

Returns

WP_User. returns wp_set_current_user()

Usage

set_current_user( $id, $name );
$id(int|null) (required)
User ID.
$name(string)
The user's username.
Default: ''

Notes

Changelog

Since 2.0.1 Introduced.
Deprecated since 3.0.0 Use wp_set_current_user()

set_current_user() code WP 7.0

wp-includes/pluggable-deprecated.php 
function set_current_user($id, $name = '') {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.0.0', 'wp_set_current_user()' );
	return wp_set_current_user($id, $name);
}