API:getLoginUserName

Determines if user is logged in, be it via Manager Interface, or Web Interface, and returns an string with the User Name of the current user. If no user is logged in, null is returned.

Examples

Related Functions

• getLoginUserID
• userLoggedIn
• isBackend
• isFrontend

Function Source

File:	manager/includes/document.parser.class.inc.php
Line:	2028

function getLoginUserName() {
        if ($this->isFrontend() && isset ($_SESSION['webValidated'])) {
            return $_SESSION['webShortname'];
        }
        elseif ($this->isBackend() && isset ($_SESSION['mgrValidated'])) {
            return $_SESSION['mgrShortname'];
        }
    }

Example

echo ($modx->getLoginUserName)?"Hello, ".$modx->getLoginUserName()."!":"Hello, Guest!";

Notes

In the manager, the value returned will be the manager user's username.