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wordpress-user-custom-fields
// =================================================================
// add custom fields to user profiles
add_action( 'show_user_profile', 'my_show_extra_profile_fields' );
add_action( 'edit_user_profile', 'my_show_extra_profile_fields' );
function my_show_extra_profile_fields( $user ) { ?>
<h3>Extra profile information</h3>
<table class="form-table">
<tr>
<th><label for="facebook">Facebook Profile</label></th>
<td>
<input type="text" name="facebook" id="facebook" value="<?php echo esc_attr( get_the_author_meta( 'facebook', $user->ID ) ); ?>" class="regular-text" /><br />
<span class="description">Please enter a Facebook profile URL.</span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><label for="twitter">Twitter Username</label></th>
<td>
<input type="text" name="twitter" id="twitter" value="<?php echo esc_attr( get_the_author_meta( 'twitter', $user->ID ) ); ?>" class="regular-text" /><br />
<span class="description">Please enter a Twitter username.</span>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<?php }
add_action( 'personal_options_update', 'my_save_extra_profile_fields' );
add_action( 'edit_user_profile_update', 'my_save_extra_profile_fields' );
function my_save_extra_profile_fields( $user_id ) {
if ( !current_user_can( 'edit_user', $user_id ) )
return false;
// Copy and paste this line for additional fields. Make sure to change 'avatar' to the field ID.
update_usermeta( $user_id, 'facebook', $_POST['facebook'] );
update_usermeta( $user_id, 'twitter', $_POST['twitter'] );
}
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