Title: Get User Meta via PHP
Last modified: March 23, 2017

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# Get User Meta via PHP

 *  Resolved [kifadesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kifadesign/)
 * (@kifadesign)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-user-meta-via-php/)
 * Hi, i need to get user meta from any php functions. The classic shortcode (es.{{
   meta}} doesn’t work through php. How can i retrive this data?
 * Thank you

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 *  Plugin Author [Georgian Cocora](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raster02/)
 * (@raster02)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-user-meta-via-php/#post-8948346)
 * Hello,
 * In order to do so, you can use the standard WordPress function: [get_user_meta()](https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_user_meta).
 * We store our data in the default wp_usermeta table so WordPress functions work
   with it.
 * Best Regards.

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