Get WordPress User By Metadata

get-user-by-metadata

/**
 * Returns a list of user IDs matching the metavalue
 * @param 	string 		$metakey 	The metadata key
 * @param 	string 		$metavalue 	The value to find
 * @return	array|bool 			An array of user IDs or false
 */
function get_user_by_metadata( $metakey, $metavalue ) {

	$return = array();
	
	$args['fields'] 	= 'ID';
	$args['meta_key'] 	= $metakey; 
	$args['meta_value'] 	= $metavalue;

	$user_query = new WP_User_Query( $args );
	
	if ( empty( $user_query->results ) ) { return FALSE; }
	
	return $user_query;

} // get_user_by_metadata()