email_exists( string $email )

Determines whether the given email exists.

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Description Description

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Parameters Parameters

$email

(string) (Required) Email.

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Return Return

(int|false) The user's ID on success, and false on failure.

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Source Source

File: wp-includes/user.php 

function email_exists( $email ) {
	$user = get_user_by( 'email', $email );
	if ( $user ) {
		return $user->ID;
	}
	return false;
}

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Version Description
2.1.0 Introduced.

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Used By Used By

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Used By Description
wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-users-controller.php: WP_REST_Users_Controller::update_item()

Updates a single user.
wp-includes/user.php: send_confirmation_on_profile_email()

Send a confirmation request email when a change of user email address is attempted.
wp-admin/includes/user.php: edit_user()

Edit user settings based on contents of $_POST
wp-includes/user.php: register_new_user()

Handles registering a new user.
wp-includes/user.php: wp_insert_user()

Insert a user into the database.
wp-includes/ms-functions.php: wpmu_validate_user_signup()

Sanitize and validate data required for a user sign-up.
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    Example
    If the E-mail exists, echo the ID number to which the E-mail is registered. Otherwise, tell the viewer that it does not exist.

    $email = '[email protected]';
$exists = email_exists( $email );
if ( $exists ) {
	echo "That E-mail is registered to user number " . $exists;
} else {
	echo "That E-mail doesn't belong to any registered users on this site";
}

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