How to create a front end user profile with a friendly permalink and a 404 trigger

I believe the solution here would be as simple as you’ve generally described it. Assuming conveniently that $wp_query->query_vars[‘user’] contains the username and not its ID: if ( array_key_exists( ‘user’, $wp_query->query_vars ) ) { if ( username_exists( $wp_query->query_vars[‘user’] ) ) { include( TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/user-profile.php’ ); } else { include( TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/404.php’ ); } exit; … Read more