If you are set your custom or uploaded profile picture and need to see on front end, you can use below function . <?php echo get_avatar( $id_or_email, $size, $default, $alt, $args ); ?> If you have to change your gravatar to custom profile picture you can refer below link : http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-change-the-default-gravatar-on-wordpress/
You technically don’t have to set a nickname, it will be filled with your username if you clear the field out. Display name is selectable between the user’s username, first name, last name, first/last, or last/first, or nickname. The nickname exists to give you an option to set display name to something other than your … Read more
The second parameter in get_user_meta is optional, so you can retrieve all user meta like this (code tested quickly in my install): $cu = get_current_user_id (); $um = get_user_meta ($cu); var_dump ($um); This would also include meta fields that are hidden on the user profile page.
I found this: Exclude Users from Members directory on a BuddyPress based social network We will need to hook to ‘bp_ajax_querystring’ filter. The following code will allow to exclude the users from the members directory. They will be still listed in the friends list of other users with whom they are friends with. add_action(‘bp_ajax_querystring’,’bpdev_exclude_users’,20,2); function … Read more
You should (if available) submit the code you are working with, even if just a snippet, so we can assess your process in relation to your question. The short answer however is YES, it is safe, so long as you, prevent input fields being displayed on user profile page for certain user roles prevent unauthorized … Read more
Default WordPress uses Gravatar, you can find more information about it here. On WordPress.com, we use Gravatar to associate an avatar with a user’s account. If you’ve set up a Gravatar, it will be displayed when you post to the forums or comment on a blog, and it may also appear if your blog is … Read more
There is a global variable called … $user_id available on that page. Always. From user-edit.php: $user_id = (int) $user_id; $current_user = wp_get_current_user(); if ( ! defined( ‘IS_PROFILE_PAGE’ ) ) define( ‘IS_PROFILE_PAGE’, ( $user_id == $current_user->ID ) ); if ( ! $user_id && IS_PROFILE_PAGE ) $user_id = $current_user->ID; elseif ( ! $user_id && ! IS_PROFILE_PAGE ) … Read more
From Codex: Plugin API – Action Reference – profile_update: Note: This hook is not used on user edit/profile pages. To hook into the admin’s user edit pages, use the hook edit_user_profile_update which is located in /wp-includes/user-edit.php instead. From Codex: Plugin API – Action Reference – edit_user_profile_update: This hook only triggers when a user is viewing … Read more
Redirect from profile.php to the dashboard Here’s one way to do it: add_action( ‘load-profile.php’, function() { if( ! current_user_can( ‘manage_options’ ) ) exit( wp_safe_redirect( admin_url() ) ); } ); where we redirect to the dashboard instead, if the current user can’t manage options. Redirect from profile.php to the current user’s member page If you want … Read more
Check this plugin: User Avatar. You can use it or check its functions to adapt yours.