Title: user meta data with shortcode
Last modified: December 2, 2019

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# user meta data with shortcode

 *  Resolved [kayapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayapati/)
 * (@kayapati)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-data-with-shortcode/)
 * I would like to display the user meta data in my profile page which is custom
   template.
 * I added this code in theme function.php
 *     ```
       /**
        * Returns a user meta value
        * Usage [um_user user_id="" meta_key="" ] // leave user_id empty if you want to retrive the current user's meta value.
        * meta_key is the field name that you've set in the UM form builder
        * You can modify the return meta_value with filter hook 'um_user_shortcode_filter__{$meta_key}'
        */
       function um_user_shortcode( $atts ) {
       	$atts = extract( shortcode_atts( array(
       		'user_id' => get_current_user_id(),
       		'meta_key' => '',
       	), $atts ) );
   
       	if ( empty( $meta_key ) ) return;
   
       	if( empty( $user_id ) ) $user_id = get_current_user_id(); 
   
           $meta_value = get_user_meta( $user_id, $meta_key, true );
           if( is_serialized( $meta_value ) ){
              $meta_value = unserialize( $meta_value );
           } 
           if( is_array( $meta_value ) ){
                $meta_value = implode(",",$meta_value );
           }  
           return apply_filters("um_user_shortcode_filter__{$meta_key}", $meta_value );
   
       }
       add_shortcode( 'um_user', 'um_user_shortcode' );
       ```
   
 * I added this shortcode in my profile page:
 * [um_user user_id=” ” meta_key=”country”]
    [um_user user_id=” ” meta_key=”Gender”][
   um_user user_id=” ” meta_key=”email”]
 * [this is the screenshot:](https://trello-attachments.s3.amazonaws.com/550beaf3fcaec11add7cf54b/5dd67137b9a6f16043e7988d/711be19c12ec3f74947bd2fada3f52e6/Edit_Form_%E2%80%B9_um_demo_%E2%80%94_WordPress.jpg)

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 *  Thread Starter [kayapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayapati/)
 * (@kayapati)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-data-with-shortcode/page/2/#post-12217872)
 * OK I will check deeply from my end step by step.
 * Anyway thank you very much for your help.
 *  Thread Starter [kayapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayapati/)
 * (@kayapati)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-data-with-shortcode/page/2/#post-12217898)
 * Hi Champ
 * I am glad to inform that the shortcode is working fine in my live server, may
   some thing wrong at local. It’s great support with lots of patience.
 * You can tick this as resolved.
 *  Thread Starter [kayapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayapati/)
 * (@kayapati)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-data-with-shortcode/page/2/#post-12217905)
 * Can I have a label here?
 * I mean if the meta field is filled then the Label should be displayed.
 * I have added hardcoded label like this:
 *     ```
       Country: [um_user meta_key='country'] | 
       Marital Status: [um_user meta_key='maritalstatus'] | 
       Eye Color: [um_user meta_key='eyecolor'] | 
       Hair Color: [um_user meta_key='haircolor']  | 
       Dress Size: [um_user meta_key='DressSize']
       ```
   
 * But when the field is empty the label is displaying.
    [https://kayapati.com/demos/alexia/user/pdavim/](https://kayapati.com/demos/alexia/user/pdavim/)
 * Here you can see the issue, click on DOwnload Compcard and see the shorcode I
   used in PDF right side below the first image.
 * The issue is the Dress Size label is displaying as its meta is not filled.
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by [kayapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayapati/).
 *  Plugin Contributor [Champ Camba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/champsupertramp/)
 * (@champsupertramp)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-data-with-shortcode/page/2/#post-12218026)
 * Hi [@kayapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayapati/)
 * You can try this code snipppet:
 *     ```
       function um_user_shortcode( $atts ) {
   
       	$atts = extract( shortcode_atts( array(
       		'user_id' => 0,
       		'meta_key' => '',
                       'show_label' => false,
       	), $atts ) );
   
   
       	if ( empty( $meta_key ) ) return;
   
       	if( empty( $user_id ) ) $user_id = um_profile_id();
   
           $meta_value = get_user_meta( $user_id, $meta_key, true );
   
           if( is_serialized( $meta_value ) ){
              $meta_value = unserialize( $meta_value );
           } 
   
           if( is_array( $meta_value ) ){
                $meta_value = implode(",",$meta_value );
           }  
   
           if( $show_label && ! empty( $meta_value )  ) {   
               $label = UM()->fields()->get_label( $meta_key );
               $meta_value = "{$label}: {$meta_value}";
           }
   
           return apply_filters("um_user_shortcode_filter__{$meta_key}", $meta_value );
   
       }
       add_shortcode( 'um_user', 'um_user_shortcode' );
       ```
   
 * Usage: `[um_user meta_key='country' show_label="true"]`
 * Regards,
 *  Thread Starter [kayapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayapati/)
 * (@kayapati)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-data-with-shortcode/page/2/#post-12218065)
 * Hi Champ
 * The snippet above is working great, and Thanks a lot for your help.
 * You can tick this thread as resolved.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Champ Camba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/champsupertramp/)
 * (@champsupertramp)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-data-with-shortcode/page/2/#post-12218802)
 * Hi [@kayapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayapati/)
 * Thanks for letting us know. I am closing this thread now.
 * Regards,
 *  Thread Starter [kayapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayapati/)
 * (@kayapati)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-data-with-shortcode/page/2/#post-12222950)
 * CHamp
 * Here I have small issue, I have added date field in shortcode, but the date field
   is not displaying number of years like in profile form, in profile form age is
   displaying number of years as I have choosen the years to display in field settings.
 * [This is the screnshot.](https://trello-attachments.s3.amazonaws.com/5dd67137b9a6f16043e7988d/600x411/ebcb839d78867484f9e4664cf681cba6/Screenshot_2019-12-10_at_4.34.00_PM.png)
 *  Plugin Contributor [Champ Camba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/champsupertramp/)
 * (@champsupertramp)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-data-with-shortcode/page/2/#post-12225764)
 * Hi [@kayapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayapati/)
 * Add this code to format the date-time to Age.
 *     ```
       add_filter("um_user_shortcode_filter__birth_date","um_user_custom__birth_date", 10, 1 );
       function um_user_custom__birth_date( $meta_value ){ 
         UM()->datetime()->get_age( $meta_value );
       }
       ```
   
 * Regards,
 *  Thread Starter [kayapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayapati/)
 * (@kayapati)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-data-with-shortcode/page/2/#post-12226072)
 * Champ
 * I added it into theme funciton.php, not displaying the number of years, I am 
   confusing how to call this into shortcode. Can you guide me?
 *  Plugin Contributor [Champ Camba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/champsupertramp/)
 * (@champsupertramp)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-data-with-shortcode/page/2/#post-12226119)
 * Hi [@kayapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayapati/)
 * Please try this code snippet. There was a typo in my previous message:
 *     ```
       add_filter("um_user_shortcode_filter__birth_date","um_user_custom__birth_date", 10, 1 );
       function um_user_custom__birth_date( $meta_value ){ 
         return UM()->datetime()->get_age( $meta_value );
       }
       ```
   
 * The above code changes the meta value to age format for `birth_date`. It works
   with the shortcode that you’ve `[um_user meta_key="birth_date" show_label="true"]`.
 * Regards,
 *  Thread Starter [kayapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayapati/)
 * (@kayapati)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-data-with-shortcode/page/2/#post-12226157)
 * It displaying only “49 years old” as fixed number not a dynamic date change when
   I changed it.
 * And the Label is not display for this field.
 *  Thread Starter [kayapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayapati/)
 * (@kayapati)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-data-with-shortcode/page/2/#post-12231902)
 * Champ can you look at the above issue?
 *  Plugin Contributor [Champ Camba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/champsupertramp/)
 * (@champsupertramp)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-data-with-shortcode/page/2/#post-12231939)
 * Hi [@kayapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayapati/)
 * Could you please check what the $meta_value returns before it get formatted?
 * Regards,
 *  Thread Starter [kayapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayapati/)
 * (@kayapati)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-data-with-shortcode/page/2/#post-12232114)
 * Before adding the code, it was generating like this: Birth Date: 1974/05/30
 *  Thread Starter [kayapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayapati/)
 * (@kayapati)
 * [6 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-data-with-shortcode/page/2/#post-12232152)
 * It showing wrong years that too fixed one like this “49 years old” what ever 
   user profile I see the same age.
 * **[This is the screenshot](https://trello-attachments.s3.amazonaws.com/5dd67137b9a6f16043e7988d/600x197/a76d35b8e567269f72c8fecf163531db/age.jpg)**
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by [kayapati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kayapati/).

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