bp_user_can_create_groups()

Determine if the current logged in user can create groups.

Description

Return

(bool) True if user can create groups. False otherwise.

Source

function bp_user_can_create_groups() {

	// Super admin can always create groups.
	if ( bp_current_user_can( 'bp_moderate' ) ) {
		return true;
	}

	// Get group creation option, default to 0 (allowed).
	$restricted = (int) bp_get_option( 'bp_restrict_group_creation', 0 );

	// Allow by default.
	$can_create = true;

	// Are regular users restricted?
	if ( $restricted ) {
		$can_create = false;
	}

	/**
	 * Filters if the current logged in user can create groups.
	 *
	 * @since BuddyPress 1.5.0
	 *
	 * @param bool $can_create Whether the person can create groups.
	 * @param int  $restricted Whether or not group creation is restricted.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'bp_user_can_create_groups', $can_create, $restricted );
}

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Changelog

Changelog
Version	Description
BuddyPress 1.5.0	Introduced.

Uses

Uses
Uses	Description
bp-groups/bp-groups-template.php: bp_user_can_create_groups	Filters if the current logged in user can create groups.
bp-core/bp-core-caps.php: bp_current_user_can()	Check whether the current user has a given capability.
bp-core/bp-core-options.php: bp_get_option()	Retrieve an option.

Used By
Used By	Description
bp-members/classes/class-bp-rest-members-details-endpoint.php: BP_REST_Members_Details_Endpoint::bp_rest_default_menu()	Get default dropdown navigation.
bp-groups/classes/class-bp-rest-groups-details-endpoint.php: BP_REST_Groups_Details_Endpoint::bp_rest_legacy_get_groups_directory_nav_items()	Legacy template group directory navigation support added.
bp-groups/classes/class-bp-rest-groups-endpoint.php: BP_REST_Groups_Endpoint::create_item_permissions_check()	Checks if a given request has access to create a group.
bp-groups/bp-groups-admin.php: bp_groups_admin_edit()	Display the single groups edit screen.
bp-groups/bp-groups-admin.php: bp_groups_admin_index()	Display the Groups admin index screen.
bp-groups/actions/create.php: groups_action_create_group()	Catch and process group creation form submissions.
bp-groups/classes/class-bp-groups-component.php: BP_Groups_Component::setup_globals()	Set up component global data.
bp-groups/classes/class-bp-groups-component.php: BP_Groups_Component::setup_admin_bar()	Set up the component entries in the WordPress Admin Bar.
bp-groups/bp-groups-template.php: bp_get_group_create_button()	Get the Create a Group button.
bp-templates/bp-nouveau/includes/groups/functions.php: bp_nouveau_get_groups_directory_nav_items()	Get group directory navigation menu items.
bp-core/bp-core-functions.php: bp_nav_menu_get_loggedin_pages()	Create fake “post” objects for BP’s logged-in nav menu for use in the WordPress “Menus” settings page.
bp-core/bp-core-attachments.php: bp_attachments_current_user_can()	Check the current user’s capability to edit an avatar for a given object.

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