Warning: This function has been deprecated. Use get_user_by() instead.

get_user_by_email( string $email ): bool|object

Retrieve user info by email.

Description

bool|object False on failure, User DB row object

File: wp-includes/pluggable-deprecated.php. View all references

function get_user_by_email($email) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.3.0', "get_user_by('email')" );
	return get_user_by('email', $email);
}

Uses
Uses	Description
get_user_by() wp-includes/pluggable.php	Retrieves user info by a given field.
_deprecated_function() wp-includes/functions.php	Marks a function as deprecated and inform when it has been used.

Changelog
Version	Description
3.3.0	Use get_user_by()
2.5.0	Introduced.

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