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get_profile() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org
get_profile( string $field, false|int $user = false ): string
Retrieve user data based on field.
$fieldstringrequiredUser meta field.
$userfalse|intoptionalUser ID to retrieve the field for. Default false (current user).
Default:false
string The author’s field from the current author’s DB object.
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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