display newly added field value of account settings

Question

I added a new field(First name) in Account settings under Configuration & its machine name is 'field_first_name'
I am trying to load this value in home page like this

<?php print $user->field_first_name ?> 

But the above code is not working. Please help. I debug $user and found that this value isn't there. What should I do to show the value of the newly added field in home page.

I've added screenshot.

Answer 1

You should use field_get_items:

global $user;

$user_contaning_field = user_load($user->uid);

// Check if we're dealing with an authenticated user
if ($user->uid) {

  // Get field value from $user
  $field_first_name = field_get_items('user', $user_contaning_field, 'field_first_name');

  foreach ($field_first_name as $key => $value) {
    print field_view_value('user', $user_containing_field, 'field_first_name', $field_first_name[$key]);
  }
}

Answer 2

Small edit with @Beebee asnwer, since it seems he is not logged in so adding it as separate answer

global $user;

 // load the user entity so to pick the field from. 
$user_contaning_field = user_load($user->uid);

// Check if we're dealing with an authenticated user
if($user->uid) {

  // Get field value;
  $field_first_name = field_get_items('user', $user_contaning_field, 'field_first_name');
  if(isset($field_first_name[0]['value'])) 
    print $field_first_name[0]['value'];
}

Answer 3

Try this for starters

<?php 
    global $user;
    if ($user->uid) { // if registered...
      //get field value and print it
    }