Get a numeric user ID from either an email address or a login.
Description
A numeric string is considered to be an existing user ID and is simply returned as such.
See also
Parameters
$email_or_loginstringrequired- Either an email address or a login.
Source
function get_user_id_from_string( $email_or_login ) {
_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.6.0', 'get_user_by()' );
if ( is_email( $email_or_login ) )
$user = get_user_by( 'email', $email_or_login );
elseif ( is_numeric( $email_or_login ) )
return $email_or_login;
else
$user = get_user_by( 'login', $email_or_login );
if ( $user )
return $user->ID;
return 0;
}
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 3.6.0 | Use get_user_by() |
| MU (3.0.0) | Introduced. |
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