add_user_meta() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

Adds meta data to a user.

Parameters

$user_idintrequired: User ID.
$meta_keystringrequired: Metadata name.
$meta_valuemixedrequired: Metadata value. Must be serializable if non-scalar.
$uniquebooloptional: Whether the same key should not be added.

Default:false

Return

int|false Meta ID on success, false on failure.

Source

function add_user_meta( $user_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $unique = false ) {
	return add_metadata( 'user', $user_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $unique );
}

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Uses	Description
add_metadata()`wp-includes/meta.php`	Adds metadata for the specified object.

Used by	Description
WP_Internal_Pointers::dismiss_pointers_for_new_users()`wp-admin/includes/class-wp-internal-pointers.php`	Prevents new users from seeing existing ‘new feature’ pointers.
wp_insert_user()`wp-includes/user.php`	Inserts a user into the database.

Changelog

Version	Description
3.0.0	Introduced.

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Examples
```
<?php
$user_id = 1;
$awesome_level = 1000;
add_user_meta( $user_id, '_level_of_awesomeness', $awesome_level);
?>
```
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add_user_meta( int $user_id, string $meta_key, mixed $meta_value, bool $unique = false ): int|false

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add_user_meta( int $user_id, string $meta_key, mixed $meta_value, bool $unique = false ): int|false

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