The get_profile() WordPress PHP function retrieves user data based on a specified field.
Usage
get_profile($field, $user_id = false);
Parameters
$field(string) – The user meta field you want to retrieve.$user_id(int|false) – The user ID to retrieve the field for. Default is false (current user).
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: get_profile
Examples
Get display name of current user
This example retrieves the display name of the current user.
$display_name = get_profile('display_name');
echo "Hello, " . $display_name . "!";
Get first name of a specific user
This example retrieves the first name of a user with the ID of 5.
$first_name = get_profile('first_name', 5);
echo "Welcome, " . $first_name . "!";
Get last name of current user
This example retrieves the last name of the current user.
$last_name = get_profile('last_name');
echo "Hello, Mr./Ms. " . $last_name . "!";
Get email address of a specific user
This example retrieves the email address of a user with the ID of 7.
$email = get_profile('user_email', 7);
echo "Send an email to: " . $email;
Get website URL of current user
This example retrieves the website URL of the current user.
$website_url = get_profile('user_url');
echo "Visit my website at: " . $website_url;