wp_check_post_lock( int|WP_Post $post_id )

Check to see if the post is currently being edited by another user.

Parameters

$post_id

(int|WP_Post) (Required) ID or object of the post to check for editing.

Return

(int|false) ID of the user with lock. False if the post does not exist, post is not locked, the user with lock does not exist, or the post is locked by current user.

Source

File: wp-admin/includes/post.php

function wp_check_post_lock( $post_id ) {
	$post = get_post( $post_id );
	if ( ! $post ) {
		return false;
	}

	$lock = get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_edit_lock', true );
	if ( ! $lock ) {
		return false;
	}

	$lock = explode( ':', $lock );
	$time = $lock[0];
	$user = isset( $lock[1] ) ? $lock[1] : get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_edit_last', true );

	if ( ! get_userdata( $user ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	/** This filter is documented in wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php */
	$time_window = apply_filters( 'wp_check_post_lock_window', 150 );

	if ( $time && $time > time() - $time_window && get_current_user_id() != $user ) {
		return $user;
	}

	return false;
}

Changelog

Version Description
2.5.0 Introduced.

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