bp_get_user_by_nickname( string $nickname )

Retrieve member info based on nickname.

Description

Parameters

$nickname

(Required) nickname to check.

Return

(WP_User|null) WP_User object on success, null on failure.

Source

File: bp-members/bp-members-functions.php

function bp_get_user_by_nickname( $nickname ) {
	$user_id = bp_core_get_userid_from_nickname( $nickname );
	return $user_id ? get_user_by( 'ID', $user_id ) : null;
}

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
BuddyBoss 1.0.0 Introduced.

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