How to check if user is in back end?

Question

In my application, i have one form. Now if user is in front end i want to display the title but if he is in back end i do not want to display it.

I do not want to check it based on user role.

Rutwick Gangurde · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-13 05:41:23Z

up vote 3 down vote accepted

Use is_admin(). It checks if you're viewing an Admin page, means the backend.

answered Mar 13 '12 at 5:41

Rutwick Gangurde
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	will it work for other user like subscriber ? – Ajay Patel Mar 13 '12 at 5:42
	Yep. It works for all roles. – Rutwick Gangurde Mar 13 '12 at 5:42
	How about loading a script on a specific admin page? – AlxVallejo Dec 27 '12 at 1:01
	The action hook `admin_print_scripts` is meant to do that. – Rutwick Gangurde Dec 27 '12 at 5:09

toscho · Answer 2 · 2012-03-13 05:40:16Z

up vote 4 down vote

Use is_admin() to check if the the current page is an administration page. Despite its name this is not a user role check.

answered Mar 13 '12 at 5:40

toscho♦
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will it work for other user like subscriber ? – Ajay Patel Mar 13 '12 at 5:42

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Read the Codex page: is_admin() returns always FALSE on front end. No matter which role the user has. – toscho♦ Mar 13 '12 at 5:43

Yes, it works thanks a lot – Ajay Patel Mar 13 '12 at 5:47

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