Questions tagged [user-meta]
User meta data consists of key-value pairs pertaining to the according user ID.
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Change user metadata on registration (show_admin_bar_front = false)
This is my first contact with WP Development, and I'm trying to not display the WP admin bar after the registration. Since it's metadata called 'show_admin_bar-front', I'm updating that right after ...
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Difference between last_name and user_lastname
As per documentation, the method get_the_author_meta() has a $field argument with the following possible values:
admin_color
aim
comment_shortcuts
description
display_name
first_name
ID
jabber
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Creating a custom post type upon registration for a specific user role
Can anyone help me to create a custom post type content when a new user is registered? But the user should be of specific role only.
I have been searching but couldn't find any solution.
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WP_User_Query using meta_query with multiple fields not working, returns everything?
I have searched and tried various suggestions, to no avail. If I don't use meta_query and just use a single set of args it shows the proper matches, but when multiple fields are introduced the whole ...
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get_results not returning anything
What is the basic way to use $wpdb and get_results?
This is my code:
global $wpdb;
$q="SELECT * FROM wp_usermeta WHERE meta_key = 'nickname' AND user_id = 771";
$result = $wpdb->get_results($q);
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wait for DB to finish before reloading page
In my account page I have some PHP logic going on along with update_user_meta. The status of the user meta depends on what the page will display.
The problem is that page refreshes before the ...
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Restrict Access to Posts based on Custom User and Post Meta Data
I have a custom Post Type called Club Pages, and a custom role called "Club Leader". Club Leaders currently can only read, modify, and delete all Club Pages posts. However, there are many different ...
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get_user can't read variable
I have this little routine to find the user_id based on a usermeta field..
$scaleData = json_decode($reading, TRUE);
$deviceid = $scaleData["imei"];
echo $deviceid; // check to confirm is working. ...
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How to search usermeta table
What is the best way to search usermeta to find a user_id based on a meta_value? For example in usermeta table there is a row with user_id = 123 , meta_key = deviceid and meta_value = 45545.
I know ...
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How to upload a file to a folder named after the user_id via plugin
I'm trying my hands at my first plugin, nothing fancy just want to grab the user_id, create a folder for each user and let the user upload an image.
I know my code can't be completely wrong, because ...
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Move Non-WordPress users table to WordPress database
I'm new to Wordpress. I have a users table for my non-WordPress site. Now I want to move my site to WordPress but I have few doubts -
Usually, We can transfer tables by exporting as a CSV file and ...
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How can I list users by date in an array in meta_value?
I keep an order list of all users. I keep this list in the meta_key value named payments. The payments meta allows me to keep information about the payments the user made. To give an example for an ...
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Hooking into profile_update does not provide the new user data to my function
I am making a plugin to push changes in user data to an API every time a profile is updated, be it by the user themselves or from the backend. To do this I am hooking into the "profile_update" action. ...
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Should I encrypt the response that triggers an Ajax action? Is nonce sufficient?
I am trying to write a custom user registration plugin. The plugin has 5 basic functionalities
Take form data and create a user using wp_insert_iser
Once a user is created, update user meta for ...
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Saving user meta “member_id” based on user role
In a WP / Woocommerce with subscriptions plugin environment
I manage to save in the user meta table a custom "member_id" at the user creation level:
function assignuserid($user_id) {
global $wpdb;...
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Uncheck the box “Send User Notification” by default on new-user.php
I'm looking for a way to uncheck the box by default when we create a new user on WordPress.
Right now it is checked when we access wp-admin/user-new.php like you can see on the screenshot below:
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How to order users by a date in the meta_value array
I have an 'payments' meta_key for the users. I store the payment information (date and payment amount) received from the user in meta_value connected to this meta_key. For example:
array(
[0] => ...
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How to display a custom users table?
I want to create a separate users page where I can display users based on a large number of User meta.
I know that there are hooks to add columns to the user table, but that's not what I want (since ...
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How can I return an error message when updating user meta?
I have a custom user meta field where I want to accept only integers between 0 and 50. I'm using an input field of type="number", and I'm checking from within my update function if the input is any ...
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Gender based user avatar
I'm creating a matrimonial website. I want to set the user avatar based on the gender(I have a custom_user_meta for the user's gender) But I don't understand how to get the "user id" in order to use ...
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How to add new array to existing meta value array?
Header code
$user_id = get_current_user_id();
$existing_setup = ( get_user_meta( $user_id, 'setup', true ) ) ? get_user_meta( $user_id, 'setup', true ) : '';
bottom code
if ( ! function_exists( '...
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Check for duplicates meta on user registration/update
I have a user registration form that adds fields to users using usermeta.
For example I add user_fiscal_code that must be unique for each user.
Is there a way (hook?) to control its uniqueness ...
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Login redirect. Check user meta and redirect accordingly
I have a function that checks some user meta and then redirects based off that. I'm pretty sure this was working before I updated everything on my site.
For some reason, now when someone logs in it ...
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How to remove the url format from the WEBSITE field in the user registry?
I would like to use this field with only simple text input without turning it into a url (http://empresa.com.br), I will change the label to Company and take advantage of the field to insert simple ...
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User Meta Data in a Sortable Table
I have created a template that stores extra user data in to user meta, for example: how fast they row 100m, how fast they run 5km.
I'd like to now display this data within a table, thats searchable ...
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Like & Dislike functionality using JavaScript
I want to add Like & Dislike functionality into my custom post type, called game.
I have placed like and dislike icon links in my post footer.
Desired Behaviour:
When a user clicks the like ...
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Creating user status mode in WordPress
A few days ago I came across a site. The site had a status where a user could post their status about that post. There were five modes:
I've seen this anime
I'm watching this anime
See this in the ...
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How to structure numbers of posts accessed by a user in a membership site?
I have a Custom Post Type named Deals in my site. On each Deal page, I have a button which only users having membership access can view it. On clicking this button, a random coupon code in generated ...
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Wordpress popup asking usermeta info from the user
I am writing a code for a unique task, trying to describes thru below steps:
User Log-in to his/her account
User wants to comment on a post
A popup will come and ask his mobile number (This mobile ...
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Relating wp_user, wp_usermeta, and a custom database table
I am working on a site for a non-profit that has collected data on their 'Members' (over 2,000 members). Members report their surgeries and experiences in order for the non-profit to collect data on ...
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generate PDF from member information
I'm building a website with membership and I would like to generate a pdf using user information such as name and email and to make it downloadable in his member space.
I've seen that there are some ...
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check for duplicate user meta data before updating
I have added the ability for a social security number to be added for users. This field can be edited on the individual users screen but the data is saved to the usermeta table. When editing a new ...
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users joined group count in buddypress
How to get users already joined group count by user-id or username in BuddyPress.
For example,
In the member listing page, in the members loop, I like to get users group count and display in the ...
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Add custom fields to different roles?
We need to create custom fields for different roles (at least two), but we must enter these different roles the dashboard.
example: creating a menu item with editor menu with the url: wp-admin/user-...
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how to set default update_user_meta values wordpress
so i installed a theme which gives a default value to a meta
the code the theme uses is
update_user_meta($uid, '_sb_pkg_type', 'free');
i would like to add this code to wordpress core ...
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Adding user metadata to all users
I am not sure what I am doing wrong here. I am trying to automatically add this metadata to each new user upon registration.
function add_to_group($user_id, $meta_key, $meta_value ) {
$...
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How to select meta key in custom database query
I am using wp_list_table to create a custom table and I want to get some meta data. I can get it to work if I am just querying the users table for example like so:
$sql = "SELECT * FROM {$wpdb->...
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How to position user meta data field
I have 1 additional field I want to display on the user profile page (mainly admin users will use this)
I have done it but it is showing up at the very bottom of the page, I want it to sit in the ...
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How can i add user display name drop down menu in frontend?
How can i add user display name drop down menu in frontend? then user can choose preferred display name?
In fact, I used this code answered here:
How to edit a user profile on the front end?
submit ...
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How to save/post javascript variable to usermeta
I built a simple math game for my son using javascript so he can practice his math facts.
I want to be able to save and track his high scores using the usermeta table, but I am having trouble ...
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Custom column in user table displaying total comment count
I need a custom column in the user table displaying the total comment count of approved comments of each user. I know how to do this using a plugin, but I would rather use a snippet in the functions....
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How to get a list of users who like a current wordpress post & remove post dislike & comment like/dislike system
I have the code, the code working fine. But i want modified somethings.
//function file
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'sl_enqueue_scripts' );
function sl_enqueue_scripts() {
wp_enqueue_script(...
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How to order custom fields in the user profile (admin area)
I’ve added a custom section to the user profile in my own theme. The section is called „Extra Profilinformationen“ for now and includes a field for twitter. It’s added to the bottom. Is there any way ...
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User updating their profile wipes my custom fields
I have created a plugin to add extra fields to user profiles. These fields can only be edited buy admin and do not show on the user'profile page. The extra fields are shown and can be edited by admin. ...
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get_users / WP_User_Query returns empty when logged out
I have a fairly basic user query pulling staff members on a website I'm working on. When you are logged in to WordPress they are showing on the front-end. But when logged out they are not displaying. ...
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Save User Meta Email Address in Lowercase
I'm looking for a way to save all email addresses to user meta as lowercase, ideally without validating and asking the user to change it but instead just saving it as lowercase. I've got as far as the ...
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Get list of taxonomies associated with Subscribers
I used this tutorial so that I would have the ability to associate categories with users. However, I changed the code so that it would show only on Subscribers profiles (not Authors like in the ...
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User last login and user last visit problem
Need some help with debugging. I have two function is functions.php One to capture user last login
function user_last_login( $user_login, $user ) {
update_user_meta( $user->ID, 'last_login', ...
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Meta_query on same meta key, with diffrenct values
i'm trying to get_users with the meta_query where i need to find users where either they don't have the meta key, or it is blank.
It seems like everywhere i look, i should be able to use the OR on ...
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Dynamic URL based on user_metadata
I want to know how can I dynamically change the page a user is taken to when they select a URL....using wordpress user metadata fields?
My users have either selected "male" or "female" as their ...
