Removes metadata matching criteria from a user.

You can match based on the key, or key and value. Removing based on key and value, will keep from removing duplicate metadata with the same key. It also allows removing all metadata matching key, if needed.

$user_id int Required

User ID

$meta_key string Required

Metadata name.

$meta_value mixed Optional

Metadata value. If provided, rows will only be removed that match the value.
Must be serializable if non-scalar.

Default: ''

bool True on success, false on failure.

File: wp-includes/user.php. View all references

function delete_user_meta( $user_id, $meta_key, $meta_value = '' ) {
	return delete_metadata( 'user', $user_id, $meta_key, $meta_value );
}