Users: Add `get_user()` alias.

Add `get_user()` as an alias for `get_user_by( 'id', $user_id )`. Add `get_user()` to `user.php` so it is not a pluggable function. Bring parity with other standard `get_` functions for a more intuitive developer experience.

Props sc0ttkclark, kushang78, joedolson, peterwilsoncc.
Fixes #35124.
Built from https://develop.svn.wordpress.org/trunk@59111


git-svn-id: http://core.svn.wordpress.org/trunk@58507 1a063a9b-81f0-0310-95a4-ce76da25c4cd

wp-includes/user.php

@@ -775,6 +775,19 @@ function delete_user_option( $user_id, $option_name, $is_global = false ) {
 	return delete_user_meta( $user_id, $option_name );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Retrieves user info by user ID.
+ *
+ * @since 6.7
+ *
+ * @param int $user_id User ID.
+ *
+ * @return WP_User|false WP_User object on success, false on failure.
+ */
+function get_user( $user_id ) {
+	return get_user_by( 'id', $user_id );
+}
+
 /**
  * Retrieves list of users matching criteria.
  *

wp-includes/version.php

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.7-alpha-59110';
+$wp_version = '6.7-alpha-59111';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.