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wp_get_user_contact_methods()

wp_get_user_contact_methods( WP_User|null $user = null ): string[]

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Sets up the user contact methods.

Description

Default contact methods were removed in 3.6. A filter dictates contact methods.

Parameters

$userWP_User|nulloptional
WP_User object.

Default:null

Return

string[] Array of contact method labels keyed by contact method.

Source

function wp_get_user_contact_methods( $user = null ) {	$methods = array();	if ( get_site_option( 'initial_db_version' ) < 23588 ) {	$methods = array(	'aim' => __( 'AIM' ),	'yim' => __( 'Yahoo IM' ),	'jabber' => __( 'Jabber / Google Talk' ),	);	}	/** * Filters the user contact methods. * * @since 2.9.0 * * @param string[] $methods Array of contact method labels keyed by contact method. * @param WP_User|null $user WP_User object or null if none was provided. */	return apply_filters( 'user_contactmethods', $methods, $user ); }

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Hooks

apply_filters( ‘user_contactmethods’, string[] $methods, WP_User|null $user )

Filters the user contact methods.

UsesDescription
apply_filters()wp-includes/plugin.php

Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.

get_site_option()wp-includes/option.php

Retrieve an option value for the current network based on name of option.

Used byDescription
edit_user()wp-admin/includes/user.php

Edit user settings based on contents of $_POST

_get_additional_user_keys()wp-includes/user.php

Returns a list of meta keys to be (maybe) populated in wp_update_user() .

_wp_get_user_contactmethods()wp-includes/user.php

The old private function for setting up user contact methods.

wp_insert_user()wp-includes/user.php

Inserts a user into the database.

Changelog

VersionDescription
3.7.0Introduced.

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