Title: Get user data
Last modified: October 16, 2021

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# Get user data

 *  Resolved [coachtest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coachtest/)
 * (@coachtest)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-user-data-2/)
 * Is there a way to pull in user data, custom fields etc… I’m pretty new to this
   so I may not be describing this correctly. What I could like to do is create 
   a block with part of the block using the current user and registration date
 * ex. “Hi Current-User | Member Since Registration-Date”

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 *  Thread Starter [coachtest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coachtest/)
 * (@coachtest)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-user-data-2/#post-14976878)
 * Figured it out with php. using <?php echo do_shortcode(“[wpv-user field=’user_firstname’]”);?
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 * Is there a better way? or is it possible with handlebars?
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by [coachtest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coachtest/).
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by [coachtest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coachtest/).
 *  [tobyschmidt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobyschmidt/)
 * (@tobyschmidt)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-user-data-2/#post-14977429)
 * You could also use the WordPress `wp_get_current_user()` function in your PHP
   to get user ID, name, email,…
 *  Thread Starter [coachtest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coachtest/)
 * (@coachtest)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-user-data-2/#post-14978040)
 * Thanks I’ll use that.

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 * Last reply from: [coachtest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coachtest/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-user-data-2/#post-14978040)
 * Status: resolved