Custom Message URL with Username

what is print_r of get_userdata()?

My URL looks like this:

https://mysite.de/mein-konto/messages/?new-message&to=user.name

The PHP:

$userId = get_post_field('post_author', $postID);
$user_info = get_userdata($userId);
$link_to_new_message_screen = get_site_url() . '/mein-konto/messages/' . '?new-message&to=' . $user_info->user_login;

user_nicename is empty?

No, it prints the right user nicename. Actually the code is not the problem. Even if I type the URL with parameters manually in the browser, the “send to” input is not filled :/

try to use user_nicename instead of user_login, its important.

user_nicename can have minor differences, please check carefully if its the same

Tried with user_nicename, but same problem. I really dont know, whats the problem is. I think I will try to fill the input manually in my PHP file where I show the message page

please let me know what was the problem. or let me look myself. you can contact directly in plugin menu.

just tested at my website without buddypress and all worked fine

I contacted you via plugin menu, but found after that the problem..

The problem was a “dot” in the user name like: “user.name”

Dont know if it is a bug, but would be nice, if this also works with dots.

You should use user_nicename, not user_login or anything else. It replace dots in username.

Works now with $user_info->user_nicename. Actually tried that yesterday. Anyway… Thanks!