user_contactmethods │ filter-hook │ WP 2.9.0

Allows you to change a user's additional contact information.

Usage

add_filter( 'user_contactmethods', 'wp_kama_user_contactmethods_filter', 10, 2 );

/**
 * Function for `user_contactmethods` filter-hook.
 * 
 * @param string[]     $methods Array of contact method labels keyed by contact method.
 * @param WP_User|null $user    WP_User object or null if none was provided.
 *
 * @return string[]
 */
function wp_kama_user_contactmethods_filter( $methods, $user ){

	// filter...
	return $methods;
}

$methods(array)

An array of contact methods and their names.

$user(WP_User)

The user object being edited.

Examples

#1 Add additional contact information for all users

add_filter( 'user_contactmethods', 'add_user_contact_method' );

function add_user_contact_method( $method ) {

	$custom_contact = [
		'facebook' => __( 'Facebook' ),
		'twitter'  => __( 'Twitter' ),
		'whatsapp' => __( 'WhatsApp' ),
	];

	$method = array_merge( $method, $custom_contact );

	return $method;

}