wp_get_user_contact_methods( WP_User|null $user = null ): string[]

Sets up the user contact methods.

Description

Default contact methods were removed for new installations in WordPress 3.6 and completely removed from the codebase in WordPress 6.9.

Use the ‘user_contactmethods’ filter to add or remove contact methods.

Parameters

$userWP_User|nulloptional: WP_User object.
Default:null

Return

string[] Array of contact method labels keyed by contact method.

Source

function wp_get_user_contact_methods( $user = null ) {
	$methods = array();

	/**
	 * Filters the user contact methods.
	 *
	 * @since 2.9.0
	 *
	 * @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 apply_filters( 'user_contactmethods', $methods, $user );
}

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Hooks

apply_filters( ‘user_contactmethods’, string[] $methods, WP_User|null $user ): Filters the user contact methods.

Uses	Description
apply_filters()`wp-includes/plugin.php`	Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.

Used by	Description
edit_user()`wp-admin/includes/user.php`	Edit user settings based on contents of $_POST
_get_additional_user_keys()`wp-includes/user.php`	Returns a list of meta keys to be (maybe) populated in wp_update_user() .
_wp_get_user_contactmethods()`wp-includes/user.php`	The old private function for setting up user contact methods.
wp_insert_user()`wp-includes/user.php`	Inserts a user into the database.

Changelog

Version	Description
6.9.0	Removed references to `aim`, `jabber`, and `yim` contact methods.
3.7.0	Introduced.

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