what is the meaning of 1 in user status field of wp_users in wordpress CMS?

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1. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/what-is-the-status-of-user_status

   The user_status field is effectively a dead record in the database.
   It’s been that way for some time.

   You could certainly make use of it for your own purpose, but as it is
   a sort of deprecated or unusued element, it’s always possible it will
   be dropped from a future version of WordPress. Or even be put back to
   work.

   Unfortunately, WordPress doesn’t provide native online/offline user status methods. You’ll have to implement it by yourself.
   Some ideas how to implement it right, could be found in that topic:
   https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/q/34429/44533

   Another option is to use some 3rd-party plugin ( I can’t advice any…).

   In my own solution, I’m creating user_login custom filed in wp_usermeta table, to check user status.

   //Creating hooks for login/logout actions:
   add_action('clear_auth_cookie', array('WP_Plugin_Template','set_user_logged_out'), 10);
   add_action('wp_login', array('WP_Plugin_Template','set_user_logged_in'), 10, 2);
   
   //When hook is triggered, I'm using user_meta to update user status:
   function set_user_logged_in($user_login, $user) {
       if(get_user_meta($user->ID, "logged_in", true) !== "true")
       if(!update_user_meta($user->ID, 'logged_in', 'true'))
       wp_die("Failed to add usermeta ", "Fatal");
   }
   function set_user_logged_out() {
       $user = wp_get_current_user();
       if(get_user_meta($user->ID, "logged_in", true) !== "false")
       if(!update_user_meta($user->ID, 'logged_in', 'false'))
       wp_die("Failed to add usermeta ", "Fatal");
   }
   

   Hope it helps.

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2. From other threads I see that user_status is effectively a “dead” field. It remains in the wp_user table, but isn’t used by WP itself for anything anymore. Probably explains why wp_update_user doesn’t touch it.

   global $wpdb;
   $wpdb->query('UPDATE wp_users SET user_status = 1 WHERE ID = '.$current_user->ID);
   

   FOR MORE
   http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/wpdb

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3. I might be late here but the user_status is not dead as it sounds, it is used mosty in network/multisite to mark user as spam 😉

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4. You should probably use add_user_meta (WP Codex) and add a new field to your users table.

   Seems like the cleanest way to me and you won´t be surprised, if user_status gets dropped from the database some time in the future.

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5. Here are what each user_status means:

   user_status = 0 => false or normal status

   user_status = 1 => User marked as spammer

   user_status = 2 => User pending (user account not activated yet)

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6. The user_status is not dead as it sounds, it is used mostly in
   network/multisite to mark the user as spam or ham.

   This field is mostly used in multisite

   https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/update_user_status/

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