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validate_username

February 12, 2011 by Thorsten 0 Comments

Definition:
function validate_username( $username ) {}

Checks whether an username is valid.

Parameters

  • string $username: Username.

Return values

returns:Whether username given is valid

Defined filters

  • validate_username
    apply_filters( 'validate_username', $valid, $username )

Source code

function validate_username( $username ) {

	$sanitized = sanitize_user( $username, true );

	$valid = ( $sanitized == $username );

	return apply_filters( 'validate_username', $valid, $username );

}

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