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Description

Add metadata to a user's record.

Usage

<?php add_user_meta( $user_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $unique ); ?>

Parameters

$user_id

(integer) (required) user ID

Default: None

$meta_key

(string) (required) Metadata name.

Default: None

$meta_value

(mixed) (required) Metadata value. (Don't serialize it yourself, WordPress will do it for you.)

Default: None

$unique

(boolean) (optional) Whether the same key should not be added.

Default: false

Return Values

(integer/boolean) 

Primary key id for success. False for failure.

Examples

<?php
$user_id = 1;
$awesome_level = 1000;
add_user_meta( $user_id, '_level_of_awesomeness', $awesome_level);
?>

Notes

• Uses: add_metadata()

Change Log

Since: 3.0.0

Source File

add_user_meta() is located in wp-includes/user.php.

Related

add_user_meta(), delete_user_meta(), get_user_meta(), update_user_meta(), get_user_option(), delete_user_option(), update_user_option(),