Contributors: Richard Vencu
Tags: user, user-meta, shortcode
Requires at least: 2.7
Tested up to: 3.0-RC1
Stable tag: 0.1
Use user meta as shortcode in post content without edit your theme files.
== Description ==
USAGE:
use [userinfo field="fieldname"] or [authorinfo field="fieldname"] shortcodes in your post content to show the “fieldname” meta value from the user-meta for the current logged-in user or for the post author without editing your theme files.
EXAMPLES:
[userinfo field="last_name"]
returns the last name of the current logged-in user. If no user is logged in then the value is empty string
List of some of the available meta field names: ID, user_login, user_pass, user_nicename, user_email, user_url, user_registered, display_name, first_name, last_name, nickname, description, user_level, admin_color (Theme of your admin page. Default is fresh.), closedpostboxes_page, nickname, primary_blog, rich_editing, source_domain
[authorinfo field="last_name"]
returns the last name of the current post/page author.
[authorinfo field="ID"]
returns the user ID of the current post/page author.
List of some of the available meta field names: user_login, user_pass, user_nicename, user_email, user_url, user_registered, user_activation_key, user_status, display_name, nickname, first_name, last_name, description, jabber, aim, yim, user_level, user_firstname, user_lastname, user_description, rich_editing, comment_shortcuts, admin_color, plugins_per_page, plugins_last_view, ID
If you add custom user meta via additional plugins, then the meta should be available for the above shortcodes
== Installation ==
0. Download the plugin here: User-meta-shortcodes
1. Upload `user-meta-shortcodes` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
== Screenshots ==
not applicable
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
Q. Can I use another user besides current user or post author?
A. It would be added in future versions of the plugin
