do_action( 'profile_update', int $user_id, WP_User $old_user_data, array $userdata )

Fires immediately after an existing user is updated.

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Parameters

$user_id int

User ID.

$old_user_data WP_User

Object containing user's data prior to update.

$userdata array

The raw array of data passed to wp_insert_user() .

More Arguments from wp_insert_user( ... $userdata )

An array, object, or WP_User object of user data arguments.

ID int
User ID. If supplied, the user will be updated.
user_pass string
The plain-text user password.
user_login string
The user's login username.
user_nicename string
The URL-friendly user name.
user_url string
The user URL.
user_email string
The user email address.
display_name string
The user's display name.
Default is the user's username.
nickname string
The user's nickname.
Default is the user's username.
first_name string
The user's first name. For new users, will be used to build the first part of the user's display name if $display_name is not specified.
last_name string
The user's last name. For new users, will be used to build the second part of the user's display name if $display_name is not specified.
description string
The user's biographical description.
rich_editing string
Whether to enable the rich-editor for the user.
Accepts 'true' or 'false' as a string literal, not boolean. Default 'true'.
syntax_highlighting string
Whether to enable the rich code editor for the user.
Accepts 'true' or 'false' as a string literal, not boolean. Default 'true'.
comment_shortcuts string
Whether to enable comment moderation keyboard shortcuts for the user. Accepts 'true' or 'false' as a string literal, not boolean. Default 'false'.
admin_color string
Admin color scheme for the user. Default 'fresh'.
use_ssl bool
Whether the user should always access the admin over https. Default false.
user_registered string
Date the user registered in UTC. Format is 'Y-m-d H:i:s'.
user_activation_key string
Password reset key. Default empty.
spam bool
Multisite only. Whether the user is marked as spam.
Default false.
show_admin_bar_front string
Whether to display the Admin Bar for the user on the site's front end. Accepts 'true' or 'false' as a string literal, not boolean. Default 'true'.
role string
User's role.
locale string
User's locale. Default empty.
meta_input array
Array of custom user meta values keyed by meta key.
Default empty.

Source

File: wp-includes/user.php. View all references

do_action( 'profile_update', $user_id, $old_user_data, $userdata );

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Used By	Description
wp_insert_user() wp-includes/user.php	Inserts a user into the database.

Changelog

Changelog
Version	Description
5.8.0	The `$userdata` parameter was added.
2.0.0	Introduced.

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Contributed by Collins Mbaka — 3 years ago
Basic Usage
```
    add_action( 'profile_update', 'my_profile_update', 10, 2 );

    function my_profile_update( $user_id, $old_user_data ) {
        // Do something
    }
```
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Contributed by Uriahs Victor — 2 years ago
Finding out if a user email was updated from the admin dashboard, can work for other fields as well if value being checked is changed:
```
function wpdocs_check_user_email_updated( $user_id, $old_user_data ) {
	$old_user_email = $old_user_data->data->user_email;

	$user = get_userdata( $user_id );
	$new_user_email = $user->user_email;

	if ( $new_user_email !== $old_user_email ) {
		// Do something if old and new email aren't the same
	}
}
add_action( 'profile_update', 'wpdocs_check_user_email_updated', 10, 2 );
```
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- Hi, do you know if this fires when the user requests a email update or only AFTER the change is completed (user has confirmed the request thru the link in the email he receives) ? — By Daniele Muscetta — 2 years ago
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Contributed by wombley — 7 months ago
Note if you’re using this hook to do a redirect once a user’s set their profile details, it can break the lost password functionality as that sends the email AFTER updating the profile with a new code. Example fix, by checking if user_activation_key has changed:
```
add_action( 'profile_update', 'wpdocs_profile_update', 10, 3 );
function wpdocs_profile_update( $user_id, $oldUserData, $newUserData ) {
    // This is also called on lost password, BEFORE the email is sent - hence breaking it. If that's the case, don't redirect.
    $doRedirect = $oldUserData->data->user_activation_key === $newUserData['user_activation_key'];

    if ( $doRedirect && get_option( 'wpdocs-redirect-users-to-on-login', '' ) ) {
        wp_redirect( get_option( 'wpdocs-redirect-users-to-on-login', '' ) );
        die();
    }
}
```
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- Notice that `$userdata` doesn’t contain `meta_input`. The parameter doesn’t contain information of custom user meta values. — By Gerard Reches — 6 months ago
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