Title: User meta Shortcode not working
Last modified: July 30, 2022

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# User meta Shortcode not working

 *  Resolved [koob2022](https://wordpress.org/support/users/koob2022/)
 * (@koob2022)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-shortcode-not-working-2/)
 * I have read the documentation and installed the usermeta data shortcode, every
   shortcode as regards meta doesn’t show anything in the front end after installing
   the plugin and after using the advanced settings to allow the use of usermeta
   shortcode .
 * It shows an empty page in the front end. How do I fix it ?

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 *  Plugin Support [alexandrubodea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexandrubodea/)
 * (@alexandrubodea)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-shortcode-not-working-2/#post-15876130)
 * Hi [@koob2022](https://wordpress.org/support/users/koob2022/),
 * First of all, you don’t need the “Profile Builder – List user meta with a shortcode”
   add-on anymore, this feature was added directly into Profile Builder so for this,
   you will only need the Profile Builder plugin installed and the option from Profile
   Builder -> Settings -> Advanced Settings -> Shortcodes -> “Enable Usermeta shortcode”
   to be activated.
 * What you’re looking to display while using the usermeta shortcode?
 * Note: To display the username of a user while using this feature you can use 
   the following shortcode:
 * [user_meta key=”user_login”]
 * Note2: The above shortcode will only display the username when a logged-in user
   visits that page.
 * Best regards,
 *  [mynetflixtain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mynetflixtain/)
 * (@mynetflixtain)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-shortcode-not-working-2/#post-15876167)
 * The shortcode didn’t work at all . On the front end, it shows a blank page .
 *  Plugin Support [alexandrubodea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexandrubodea/)
 * (@alexandrubodea)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-shortcode-not-working-2/#post-15876668)
 * Hi [@mynetflixtain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mynetflixtain/),
 * I’m sorry for the above shortcode. I used the wrong quotation marks.
 * The shortcode should be like this: `[user_meta key="user_login"]` to display 
   the username.
 * To display the user email address you have to use the following shortcode: `[
   user_meta key="user_email"]`
 * For the nickname, the shortcode is: `[user_meta key="nickname"]`
 * And for any fields made with Profile Builder, you will have to use the meta name
   for that respective field. The meta-name for that field can be found in Profile
   Builder -> Form Fields -> Meta-Name column. An example of this will be: `[user_meta
   key="nickname"]`
 * Note: Did you also open the following support threads:
 * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-shortcode-not-working-2/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-shortcode-not-working-2/)
   
   [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-shortcode-not-working-3/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-shortcode-not-working-3/)
   [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-shortcode-not-working-4/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-shortcode-not-working-4/)
   [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-shortcode-not-working-5/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-shortcode-not-working-5/)
 * If you did, can we continue the conversation regarding this issue on the following
   post: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-shortcode-not-working/#post-15876145](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-shortcode-not-working/#post-15876145)?
    -  This reply was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by [alexandrubodea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexandrubodea/).

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 * Last reply from: [alexandrubodea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexandrubodea/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-meta-shortcode-not-working-2/#post-15876668)
 * Status: resolved