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How to Check If the Current User is Super User in Joomla with PHP

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Below you can find a PHP snippet that will allow you to detect whether a user is a Super User.

use Joomla\CMS\Factory;

$isSuperUser = Factory::getApplication()->getIdentity()->authorise('core.admin');

if ($isSuperUser)
{
    echo "Hey Super User";
}
Last updated on Feb 26th 2026 15:02