bp_is_user_spammer( int $user_id )

Check whether a user has been marked as a spammer.

Description

Parameters

$user_id

(Required) The ID for the user.

Return

(bool) True if spammer, otherwise false.

Source

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

function bp_is_user_spammer( $user_id = 0 ) {

	// No user to check.
	if ( empty( $user_id ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	$bp = buddypress();

	// Assume user is not spam.
	$is_spammer = false;

	// Setup our user.
	$user = false;

	// Get locally-cached data if available.
	switch ( $user_id ) {
		case bp_loggedin_user_id() :
			$user = ! empty( $bp->loggedin_user->userdata ) ? $bp->loggedin_user->userdata : false;
			break;

		case bp_displayed_user_id() :
			$user = ! empty( $bp->displayed_user->userdata ) ? $bp->displayed_user->userdata : false;
			break;

		case bp_get_member_user_id() :
			global $members_template;
			$user = isset( $members_template ) && isset( $members_template->member ) ? $members_template->member :  false;
			break;
	}

	// Manually get userdata if still empty.
	if ( empty( $user ) ) {
		$user = get_userdata( $user_id );
	}

	// No user found.
	if ( empty( $user ) ) {
		$is_spammer = false;

	// User found.
	} else {

		// Check if spam.
		if ( !empty( $user->spam ) ) {
			$is_spammer = true;
		}

		if ( 1 == $user->user_status ) {
			$is_spammer = true;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Filters whether a user is marked as a spammer.
	 *
	 * @since BuddyPress 1.6.0
	 *
	 * @param bool $is_spammer Whether or not user is marked as spammer.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'bp_is_user_spammer', (bool) $is_spammer );
}

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
BuddyPress 1.6.0 Introduced.

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