Return user taxonomies

Question

I am trying to return users taxonomies which where generated from using a plugin and then registering the taxonomy in the functions file.

The taxonomy generates a checkbox list in the standard user profile section to which you select the taxonomy you wish to use.

I simply canot get it to output, I am fetching everything else just fine like so for example:

$consultant = (get_query_var('author_name')) ? get_user_by('slug', get_query_var('author_name')) : get_userdata(get_query_var('author'));

And to fetch the name I do: echo $consultant->first_name

I have registered this taxonomy with the name of 'Skills'

I have tried a number of methods but nothing seems to be outputting the array.

Answer 1

You can use wp_get_object_terms once you have the $consultant. For example:

$user_terms = wp_get_object_terms( $consultant->ID, 'skills' );

Note that you can use the third argument to customize the term query.