Retrieves user info by a given field.

Parameters

$fieldstringrequired

The field to retrieve the user with. id | ID | slug | email | login.

$valueint|stringrequired

A value for $field. A user ID, slug, email address, or login name.

Return

Source

function get_user_by( $field, $value ) {
	$userdata = WP_User::get_data_by( $field, $value );

	if ( ! $userdata ) {
		return false;
	}

	$user = new WP_User();
	$user->init( $userdata );

	return $user;
}

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