wp_check_post_lock() │ WP 2.5.0

Determines whether the post is currently being edited by another user.

Return

Int|false. ID of the user with lock. False if the post does not exist, post is not locked, the user with lock does not exist, or the post is locked by current user.

Usage

wp_check_post_lock( $post );

$post(int|WP_Post) (required)

ID or object of the post to check for editing.

Changelog

wp_check_post_lock() wp check post lock code ^{WP 6.5.2}

function wp_check_post_lock( $post ) {
	$post = get_post( $post );

	if ( ! $post ) {
		return false;
	}

	$lock = get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_edit_lock', true );

	if ( ! $lock ) {
		return false;
	}

	$lock = explode( ':', $lock );
	$time = $lock[0];
	$user = isset( $lock[1] ) ? $lock[1] : get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_edit_last', true );

	if ( ! get_userdata( $user ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	/** This filter is documented in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php */
	$time_window = apply_filters( 'wp_check_post_lock_window', 150 );

	if ( $time && $time > time() - $time_window && get_current_user_id() != $user ) {
		return $user;
	}

	return false;
}