Retrieve user data based on field.

• get_the_author_meta()

$field string Required

User meta field.

$user false|int Optional

User ID to retrieve the field for. Default false (current user).

Default: false

string The author's field from the current author's DB object.

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

function get_profile( $field, $user = false ) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.0.0', 'get_the_author_meta()' );
	if ( $user ) {
		$user = get_user_by( 'login', $user );
		$user = $user->ID;
	}
	return get_the_author_meta( $field, $user );
}