get_edit_user_link() │ WP 3.5.0

Gets the URL of the user's profile page in the admin panel.

Use get_edit_profile_url() when you need to simply get the profile URL in the admin panel.

Uses: self_admin_url(), get_edit_profile_url()
Hooks from the function

Returns

String. URL of the user edit page in the admin panel.

The function will return an empty string when:

  • The current user does not have permission to edit the specified user.
  • The specified user does not exist in the DB.

Usage

get_edit_user_link( $user_id );
$user_id(int)
User ID.
Default: null (current user)

Examples

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#1 Get the URL of the user's edit page in the admin area 

$user_id = 99;
$edit_user_link = get_edit_user_link( $user_id );
// get: https://example.com/wp-admin/user-edit.php?user_id=99

If you do not specify an ID or specify the ID of the current user, the URL of the current user's profile will be obtained:

$edit_user_link = get_edit_user_link();
$edit_user_link = get_edit_user_link( 1 ); // 1 is the current user
// https://example.com/wp-admin/profile.php
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#2 Link to edit the current user 

<a href="<?php echo get_edit_user_link(); ?>">name</a>

Changelog

Since 3.5.0 Introduced.

get_edit_user_link() code WP 7.0

wp-includes/link-template.php 
function get_edit_user_link( $user_id = null ) {
	if ( ! $user_id ) {
		$user_id = get_current_user_id();
	}

	if ( empty( $user_id ) || ! current_user_can( 'edit_user', $user_id ) ) {
		return '';
	}

	$user = get_userdata( $user_id );

	if ( ! $user ) {
		return '';
	}

	if ( get_current_user_id() === $user->ID ) {
		$link = get_edit_profile_url( $user->ID );
	} else {
		$link = add_query_arg( 'user_id', $user->ID, self_admin_url( 'user-edit.php' ) );
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the user edit link.
	 *
	 * @since 3.5.0
	 *
	 * @param string $link    The edit link.
	 * @param int    $user_id User ID.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'get_edit_user_link', $link, $user->ID );
}

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