WordPress:Function Reference/get userdata

Description

Returns an object with the information pertaining to the user whose ID is passed to it. Properties map directly to wp_users table in the database (see Database Description).

Usage

%%% <?php get_userdata(userid); ?> %%%

Examples

Default Usage

The call to get_userdata() returns the user's data, where it can be retrieved using member variables.

<?php $user_info = get_userdata(1);

      echo('Username: ' . $user_info->user_login . '\n');
      echo('User level: ' . $user_info->user_level . '\n');
      echo('User ID: ' . $user_info->ID . '\n');
?>

Username: admin

User level: 10

User ID: 1

Accessing Usermeta Data

<?php $user_info = get_userdata(1);

      echo($user_info->last_name .  ", " . $user_info->first_name . "\n");
?>

Blow, Joe

Values in users & user_meta table

Here are the values in the users table you can access via this function:

users

ID

user_login

user_pass

user_nicename

user_email

user_url

user_registered

user_activation_key

user_status

display_name

useful in user_meta

first_name

last_name

nickname

user_level

See Also

WordPress:Function_Reference/get_currentuserinfo