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# Displaying fields from a User profile

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In WordPress, User profiles can also have custom fields - usually created with ACF, MetaBox, or Pods. Advanced Views allows you to display them.
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In Advanced Views, [*Layout*](/advanced-views/getting-started/first-layout.md) embedding happens using native WordPress shortcodes. Each *Layout* has its own unique shortcode that can be pasted into any location, regardless of the theme, editor, or page builder you're using. 

Shortcodes also support arguments, allowing you to customize the behavior of the same entity in different contexts.

## 1. How to display fields of the current User

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The current user is a logged-in user viewing the page, not the static user who created the *Layout.*
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You can display **native User profile fields** (like name, email) **of the current user** inside any *Layout*. 

1. [Create a new Layout](/advanced-views/getting-started/first-layout.md) (or open any existing)
2. Add any fields from the User (WordPress) group
3. Save the *Layout*, copy its [embedding shortcode](/advanced-views/layouts/embedding-shortcode.md)
4. Embed *Layout*: paste the shortcode inside the target place

That's it. 

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This method works only with the **native fields** of the **current user**.\
To display custom fields or the native fields of a specific user, follow the instructions below.
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## 2. How to display any User profile fields

The steps below are applicable for both custom user fields (that you added yourself) and native WP User fields (like name).

1. [Create a new *Layout*](/advanced-views/getting-started/first-layout.md)
2. Add any User fields
3. Save the *Layout*, copy its [embedding shortcode](/advanced-views/layouts/embedding-shortcode.md)
4. Add the `object-id="user"` argument
5. Optionally. Add the `user-id="YOUR_ID"`  if you need to display fields of a particular user. Omit to display the fields of the logged-in user viewing the page (not the static user who created the *Layout*)
6. Embed *Layout*: paste the shortcode inside the target place

####  Shortcode format

To load fields from the user profile, the *Layout* shortcode should contain at least 3 arguments:

```bbcode
[avf-layout name="Name" id="651d5d75bfdf2" object-id="user" user-id="OPTIONAL_USER_ID"]
```

1. `name` argument - used for clarification purposes only and doesn't play any functional role. 
2. `id` argument - associates the shortcode with a specific *Layout*.
3. `object-id` argument - with `user` value 
4. `user-id`  optional argument - specifies the user ID whose fields should be displayed. If the argument is omitted, the *Layout* **dynamically** displays the fields of the logged-in user viewing the page (not the static user who created the *Layout*)

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You can also use the common [*Layout* shortcode arguments](/advanced-views/layouts/embedding-shortcode.md) to additionally customize this *Layout* embedding, e.g., limiting its visibility for specific user roles.
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## 3. How to display a User field type

For displaying fields of the specific user chosen in the User field, please refer to this [User field guide](/advanced-views/field-types/relational/user-field.md).