set_current_user

The timeline below displays how wordpress function set_current_user has changed across different WordPress versions. If a version is not listed, refer to the next available version below.

WordPress Version: 4.6

/**
 * 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.
 *
 * @since 2.0.1
 * @deprecated 3.0.0 Use wp_set_current_user()
 * @see wp_set_current_user()
 *
 * @param int|null $id User ID.
 * @param string $name Optional. The user's username
 * @return WP_User returns wp_set_current_user()
 */
function set_current_user($id, $name = '')
{
    _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '3.0.0', 'wp_set_current_user()');
    return wp_set_current_user($id, $name);
}

WordPress Version: 4.4

/**
 * 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.
 *
 * @since 2.0.1
 * @deprecated 3.0.0 Use wp_set_current_user()
 * @see wp_set_current_user()
 *
 * @param int|null $id User ID.
 * @param string $name Optional. The user's username
 * @return WP_User returns wp_set_current_user()
 */
function set_current_user($id, $name = '')
{
    _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '3.0', 'wp_set_current_user()');
    return wp_set_current_user($id, $name);
}

WordPress Version: 4.1

/**
 * 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.
 *
 * @since 2.0.1
 * @see wp_set_current_user() An alias of wp_set_current_user()
 * @deprecated 3.0.0
 * @deprecated Use wp_set_current_user()
 *
 * @param int|null $id User ID.
 * @param string $name Optional. The user's username
 * @return WP_User returns wp_set_current_user()
 */
function set_current_user($id, $name = '')
{
    _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '3.0', 'wp_set_current_user()');
    return wp_set_current_user($id, $name);
}

WordPress Version: 3.7

/**
 * 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.
 *
 * @since 2.0.1
 * @see wp_set_current_user() An alias of wp_set_current_user()
 * @deprecated 3.0.0
 * @deprecated Use wp_set_current_user()
 *
 * @param int|null $id User ID.
 * @param string $name Optional. The user's username
 * @return object returns wp_set_current_user()
 */
function set_current_user($id, $name = '')
{
    _deprecated_function(__FUNCTION__, '3.0', 'wp_set_current_user()');
    return wp_set_current_user($id, $name);
}