Function Reference/get user by
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Description
Get user data by field and data.
Usage
<?php $user = get_user_by( $field, $value ); ?>
Parameters
- $field
- (string) (required) 'id', 'slug', 'email', or 'login'
- Default: None
- $value
- (string|integer) (required) Search for this field value
- Default: None
Return Values
- (mixed)
- User object or false if no user is found. Will also return false if $field does not exist.
Examples
Default usage
$user = get_user_by( 'email', 'user@example.com' );
echo 'User is ' . $user->first_name . ' ' . $user->last_name;
Notes
- Uses global: (object) $wpdb
Change Log
Since: 2.8.0
Source File
get_user_by() is located in wp-includes/pluggable.php.
Related
get_userdata()
