fix #5502 (#5508)

CHANGELOG.txt

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
   parent to a published page.
 * Fixed a bug where moving a published page under a page marked as pending publishing
   is left as published instead of being marked as pending publishing.
+* Fixed AttributeError when using ``create_page`` in management command
 
 
 === 3.3.2 (2016-08-11) ===

cms/api.py

@@ -142,14 +142,6 @@ def create_page(title, template, language, menu_title=None, slug=None,
     if with_revision in (True, False):
         _raise_revision_warning()
 
-    # ugly permissions hack
-    if created_by and isinstance(created_by, get_user_model()):
-        _thread_locals.user = created_by
-
-        created_by = getattr(created_by, get_user_model().USERNAME_FIELD)
-    else:
-        _thread_locals.user = None
-
     # validate template
     if not template == TEMPLATE_INHERITANCE_MAGIC:
         assert template in [tpl[0] for tpl in get_cms_setting('TEMPLATES')]
@@ -205,6 +197,13 @@ def create_page(title, template, language, menu_title=None, slug=None,
     else:
         application_urls = None
 
+    # ugly permissions hack
+    if created_by and isinstance(created_by, get_user_model()):
+        _thread_locals.user = created_by
+        created_by = getattr(created_by, get_user_model().USERNAME_FIELD)
+    else:
+        _thread_locals.user = None
+
     if reverse_id:
         if Page.objects.drafts().filter(reverse_id=reverse_id, site=site).exists():
             raise FieldError('A page with the reverse_id="%s" already exist.' % reverse_id)