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get_user_setting( string $name, string|false $default = false ): mixed

Retrieves user interface setting value based on setting name.

Parameters

$name string Required
The name of the setting.
$default string|false Optional
Default value to return when $name is not set.

Default: false

Return

mixed The last saved user setting or the default value/false if it doesn't exist.

Source

File: wp-includes/option.php. View all references

function get_user_setting( $name, $default = false ) {
	$all_user_settings = get_all_user_settings();

	return isset( $all_user_settings[ $name ] ) ? $all_user_settings[ $name ] : $default;
}

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Changelog

Version Description
2.7.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_user_setting