update_user_option( int $user_id, string $option_name, mixed $newvalue, bool $is_global = false )

Updates user option with global blog capability.


Description

User options are just like user metadata except that they have support for global blog options. If the ‘is_global’ parameter is false, which it is by default, it will prepend the WordPress table prefix to the option name.

Deletes the user option if $newvalue is empty.


Parameters

$user_id

(Required) User ID.

$option_name

(Required) User option name.

$newvalue

(Required) User option value.

$is_global

(Optional) Whether option name is global or blog specific.<br> Default false (blog specific).

Default value: false


Return

(int|bool) User meta ID if the option didn't exist, true on successful update, false on failure.


Source

File: wp-includes/user.php

function update_user_option( $user_id, $option_name, $newvalue, $global = false ) {
	global $wpdb;

	if ( !$global )
		$option_name = $wpdb->get_blog_prefix() . $option_name;

	return update_user_meta( $user_id, $option_name, $newvalue );
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
2.0.0 Introduced.