user_can_richedit()

Whether the user can access the visual editor.


Description Description

Checks if the user can access the visual editor and that it’s supported by the user’s browser.


Return Return

(bool) True if the user can access the visual editor, false otherwise.


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Source Source

File: wp-includes/general-template.php

function user_can_richedit() {
	global $wp_rich_edit, $is_gecko, $is_opera, $is_safari, $is_chrome, $is_IE, $is_edge;

	if ( ! isset( $wp_rich_edit ) ) {
		$wp_rich_edit = false;

		if ( get_user_option( 'rich_editing' ) == 'true' || ! is_user_logged_in() ) { // default to 'true' for logged out users
			if ( $is_safari ) {
				$wp_rich_edit = ! wp_is_mobile() || ( preg_match( '!AppleWebKit/(\d+)!', $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], $match ) && intval( $match[1] ) >= 534 );
			} elseif ( $is_IE ) {
				$wp_rich_edit = ( strpos( $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'Trident/7.0;' ) !== false );
			} elseif ( $is_gecko || $is_chrome || $is_edge || ( $is_opera && ! wp_is_mobile() ) ) {
				$wp_rich_edit = true;
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Filters whether the user can access the visual editor.
	 *
	 * @since 2.1.0
	 *
	 * @param bool $wp_rich_edit Whether the user can access the visual editor.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'user_can_richedit', $wp_rich_edit );
}

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Version Description
2.0.0 Introduced.


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