username_exists

}

/**
 * Determines whether the given username exists.
 *
 * For more information on this and similar theme functions, check out
 * the {@link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/conditional-tags/
 * Conditional Tags} article in the Theme Developer Handbook.
 *
 * @since 2.0.0
 *
 * @param string $username Username.
 * @return int|false The user's ID on success, and false on failure.
 */
function username_exists( $username ) {
	$user = get_user_by( 'login', $username );
	if ( $user ) {
		$user_id = $user->ID;