get_user_meta() WP 1.0
Retrieve user meta field for a user.
Works based on: get_metadata()
1 time = 0.000998s = slow | 50000 times = 0.09s = speed of light | PHP 7.1.2, WP 4.7.5
No Hooks.
Return
Mixed. An array if $single is false. The value of meta data field if $single is true. False for an invalid $user_id.
Usage
get_user_meta( $user_id, $key, $single );
- $user_id(int) (required)
- User ID.
- $key(string)
- The meta key to retrieve. By default, returns data for all keys.
Default: '' - $single(true/false)
- Whether to return a single value. This parameter has no effect if $key is not specified.
Default: false
Changelog
Since 3.0.0 | Introduced. |
Code of get_user_meta() get user meta WP 5.6
function get_user_meta( $user_id, $key = '', $single = false ) {
return get_metadata( 'user', $user_id, $key, $single );
}Related Functions
From tag: Metadatas (any)
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- add_term_meta()
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- delete_comment_meta()
- delete_metadata()
- delete_post_meta()
- delete_term_meta()
- delete_user_meta()
- get_comment_meta()