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

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

Retrieve user data based on field.

Description

See also

Parameters

$field

(string) (Required) User meta field.

$user

(false|int) (Optional) User ID to retrieve the field for. Default false (current user).

Default value: false

Return

(string) The author's field from the current author's DB object.

Source

File: wp-includes/deprecated.php 

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 );
}

Uses

Uses Description
wp-includes/pluggable.php: get_user_by()

Retrieve user info by a given field
wp-includes/functions.php: _deprecated_function()

Mark a function as deprecated and inform when it has been used.
wp-includes/author-template.php: get_the_author_meta()

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

Changelog

Version Description
3.0.0 Use get_the_author_meta()
1.5.0 Introduced.

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Licensed under the GNU GPLv2+ License.
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_profile