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get_profile()

get_profile( string $field, false|int $user = false ): string

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This function has been deprecated. Use get_the_author_meta() instead.

Retrieve user data based on field.

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Parameters

$fieldstringrequired
User meta field.
$userfalse|intoptional
User ID to retrieve the field for. Default false (current user).

Default:false

Return

string The author’s field from the current author’s DB object.

Source

function get_profile( $field, $user = false ) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.0.0', 'get_the_author_meta()' );
	if ( $user ) {
		$user = get_user_by( 'login', $user );
		$user = $user->ID;
	}
	return get_the_author_meta( $field, $user );
}

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UsesDescription
get_user_by()wp-includes/pluggable.php

Retrieves user info by a given field.

get_the_author_meta()wp-includes/author-template.php

Retrieves the requested data of the author of the current post.

_deprecated_function()wp-includes/functions.php

Marks a function as deprecated and inform when it has been used.

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Changelog

VersionDescription
3.0.0Use get_the_author_meta()
1.5.0Introduced.

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