How do I access the request object in a Django-CMS plugin?
The CMSPluginBase's render method takes a context object. You should be able to access the request via that object if your view is using a RequestContext instance.
class MyCoolPlugin(CMSPluginBase): def render(self, context, instance, placeholder): #Do something with the request, like access the user current_user = context['request'].get('user', None) ...