wp_set_post_lock() │ WP 2.5.0

Marks the post as currently being edited by the current user.

No Hooks.

Returns

Array|false. Array of the lock time and user ID. False if the post does not exist, or there is no current user.

Usage

wp_set_post_lock( $post );

$post(int|WP_Post) (required)

ID or object of the post being edited.

Changelog

wp_set_post_lock() wp set post lock code ^{WP 6.8.3}

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

	if ( ! $post ) {
		return false;
	}

	$user_id = get_current_user_id();

	if ( 0 === $user_id ) {
		return false;
	}

	$now  = time();
	$lock = "$now:$user_id";

	update_post_meta( $post->ID, '_edit_lock', $lock );

	return array( $now, $user_id );
}