[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #35124: Add get_user() function that maps to get_user_by()

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#35124: Add get_user() function that maps to get_user_by()
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 Reporter:  sc0ttkclark                          |       Owner:  joedolson
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  6.7
Component:  Users                                |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  good-first-bug has-patch dev-        |     Focuses:
  feedback                                       |
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Comment (by peterwilsoncc):

 I think adding an alias is the most that can safely be done with this. The
 functionality would need to remain in `get_userdata()` as it's a pluggable
 function so there's no way of knowing whether the function is Core's or a
 plugin's.

 If an alias is added, it doesn't need to be pluggable and can be placed
 among the standard user functions. That will ensure that plugins continue
 to plug the correct code.

 I do like the idea, it's a much nicer name and inevitably what I reach for
 when trying to get a user only to discover that it's not there.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/35124#comment:13>
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