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Description

This action hook is generally used to save custom fields that have been added to the WordPress profile page.

This hook only triggers when a user is viewing another user's profile page (not their own). If you want to apply your hook to ALL profile pages (including the current user) then you also need to use the personal_options_update hook.

Parameters

$user_id
(integer) (optional) The user ID of the user being edited.
Default: None

Example

This example shows how to save a custom field named 'your_field'... 

 add_action('edit_user_profile_update', 'update_extra_profile_fields');
 
 function update_extra_profile_fields($user_id) {
     if ( current_user_can('edit_user',$user_id) )
         update_user_meta($user_id, 'my_custom_field', $_POST['your_field']);
 }

Source File

The edit_user_profile_update hook is located in /wp-admin/user-edit.php

Related

  • show_user_profile - Hooks near the bottom of profile page (if current user)
  • edit_user_profile - Hooks near the bottom of the profile page (if not current user)
  • personal_options_update - Hooks near top of profile page after update (if current user)
  • edit_user_profile_update - Hooks near top of profile page after update (if not current user)
  • personal_options - Hooks after the "Show toolbar..." option on profile page (if current user)
  • profile_personal_options - Hooks above the "Name" section of profile page

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