Warning: This function has been deprecated. Use update_user_meta() instead.
update_usermeta( int $user_id, string $meta_key, mixed $meta_value )
Update metadata of user.
Description Description
There is no need to serialize values, they will be serialized if it is needed. The metadata key can only be a string with underscores. All else will be removed.
Will remove the metadata, if the meta value is empty.
See also See also
Parameters Parameters
- $user_id
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(int) (Required) User ID
- $meta_key
-
(string) (Required) Metadata key.
- $meta_value
-
(mixed) (Required) Metadata value.
Return Return
(bool) True on successful update, false on failure.
Source Source
File: wp-includes/deprecated.php
function update_usermeta( $user_id, $meta_key, $meta_value ) { _deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.0.0', 'update_user_meta()' ); global $wpdb; if ( !is_numeric( $user_id ) ) return false; $meta_key = preg_replace('|[^a-z0-9_]|i', '', $meta_key); /** @todo Might need fix because usermeta data is assumed to be already escaped */ if ( is_string($meta_value) ) $meta_value = stripslashes($meta_value); $meta_value = maybe_serialize($meta_value); if (empty($meta_value)) { return delete_usermeta($user_id, $meta_key); } $cur = $wpdb->get_row( $wpdb->prepare("SELECT * FROM $wpdb->usermeta WHERE user_id = %d AND meta_key = %s", $user_id, $meta_key) ); if ( $cur ) do_action( 'update_usermeta', $cur->umeta_id, $user_id, $meta_key, $meta_value ); if ( !$cur ) $wpdb->insert($wpdb->usermeta, compact('user_id', 'meta_key', 'meta_value') ); elseif ( $cur->meta_value != $meta_value ) $wpdb->update($wpdb->usermeta, compact('meta_value'), compact('user_id', 'meta_key') ); else return false; clean_user_cache( $user_id ); wp_cache_delete( $user_id, 'user_meta' ); if ( !$cur ) do_action( 'added_usermeta', $wpdb->insert_id, $user_id, $meta_key, $meta_value ); else do_action( 'updated_usermeta', $cur->umeta_id, $user_id, $meta_key, $meta_value ); return true; }
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Changelog Changelog
Version | Description |
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3.0.0 | Use update_user_meta() |
2.0.0 | Introduced. |