Determines whether the user can access the visual editor.

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

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

File: wp-includes/general-template.php. View all references

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 ( 'true' === get_user_option( 'rich_editing' ) || ! 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 ) && (int) $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 );
}