[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #22367: Usernames with "@" char are assumed email addresses, causing incorrect look-up in several places

[WordPress Trac]

#22367: Usernames with "@" char are assumed email addresses, causing incorrect
look-up in several places
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 Reporter:  johnjamesjacoby      |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)         |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal               |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Users                |     Version:
 Severity:  normal               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch 3.6-early  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by dd32):

 Perhaps the best option here is to optimize for what we think it is, but
 fall back to login search:
 {{{
 $user = false;
 if ( $search contains '@' )
   $user = get_user_by( 'email', $search );
 if ( ! $user )
   $user = get_user_by( 'login', $search );
 }}}

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