email_exists( string $email )
Determines whether the given email exists.
Description
For more information on this and similar theme functions, check out the Conditional Tags article in the Theme Developer Handbook.
Parameters
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(string) (Required) Email.
Return
(int|false) The user's ID on success, and false on failure.
Source
File: wp-includes/user.php
function email_exists( $email ) { $user = get_user_by( 'email', $email ); if ( $user ) { return $user->ID; } return false; }
Changelog
Version | Description |
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2.1.0 | Introduced. |
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.