Add custom user meta data

1. How do I add a meta user?
2. What is custom user meta?
3. How do I add a custom meta field in WordPress?
4. What is user meta data?
5. How do I see User Meta in WordPress?
6. How do I find user meta data in WordPress?

How do I add a meta user?

Adding or Changing WordPress User Meta Data: update_user_meta()

1. $user_id : The ID of the user to be affected.
2. $meta_key : The name of the user meta field to be affected.
3. $meta_value : The value that the user meta field should now take—this can be a string, integer, array, or any other data type depending on your needs.

What is custom user meta?

What are Custom User Meta Fields? Custom user meta fields are additional information you collect from your users during the registration process that WordPress doesn't support on the user profile page natively. For example, here are a few custom fields you can add to the user registration form on your site: Address.

How do I add a custom meta field in WordPress?

Simply create a new post or edit an existing one. Go to the custom fields meta box and select your custom field from the drop down menu and enter its value. Click on 'Add Custom Field' button to save your changes and then publish or update your post.

What is user meta data?

You can use metadata to do the following activities: Store application-specific data in the user profile.

How do I see User Meta in WordPress?

Display User Meta

1. user_id – id of the user which you want to retrieve the meta from. Leave empty if it should be equal to the current user.
2. key – meta key of the field that you want to retrieve.
3. wpautop = “on” – this is used for textarea or wysiwyg fields.
4. size = “100” – this is used for the avatar field to specify the size of it.

How do I find user meta data in WordPress?

$user_info = get_user_meta($current_user->ID); var_dump($user_info); You can change the USERID to anything, currently this is setup to display the ID of the logged in user. <? php $current_user = wp_get_current_user(); echo 'Username: ' .