[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #47408: At the time user_register fires, the user_login field in the database is actually set to user_nicename

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#47408: At the time user_register fires, the user_login field in the database is
actually set to user_nicename
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 Reporter:  robert.peake  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Users         |    Version:  5.2.1
 Severity:  minor         |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 It appears that `user_login` gets set to the correct login as defined in
 `$_POST['reg_username']` (i.e. from the registration form) later in the
 registration sequence. As a result, functions hooking on `user_register`
 will receive confusing results from `get_userdata` and similar.

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