add_user_meta( int $user_id, string $meta_key, mixed $meta_value, bool $unique = false )

Adds meta data to a user.


Parameters

$user_id

(int) (Required) User ID.

$meta_key

(string) (Required) Metadata name.

$meta_value

(mixed) (Required) Metadata value.

$unique

(bool) (Optional) Whether the same key should not be added.

Default value: false


Return

(int|false) Meta ID on success, false on failure.


Source

File: wp-includes/user.php

function add_user_meta($user_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $unique = false) {
	return add_metadata('user', $user_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $unique);
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-3.0.0 Introduced.