set_user_setting() │ WP 2.8.0

Adds or updates user interface setting.

Both $name and $value can contain only ASCII letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores.

This function has to be used before any output has started as it calls setcookie().

No Hooks.

Return

true|false|null. True if set successfully, false otherwise. Null if the current user is not a member of the site.

Usage

set_user_setting( $name, $value );

$name(string) (required)

The name of the setting.

$value(string) (required)

The value for the setting.

Changelog

set_user_setting() set user setting code ^{WP 6.5.2}

function set_user_setting( $name, $value ) {
	if ( headers_sent() ) {
		return false;
	}

	$all_user_settings          = get_all_user_settings();
	$all_user_settings[ $name ] = $value;

	return wp_set_all_user_settings( $all_user_settings );
}