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2156      $user_nicename = sanitize_title( $user_nicename );
2157
2158      /**
2159       * Filters a user's nicename before the user is created or updated.
2160       *
2161       * @since 2.0.3
2162       *
2163       * @param string $user_nicename The user's nicename.
2164       */
2165      $user_nicename = apply_filters( 'pre_user_nicename', $user_nicename );
2166
2167      if ( mb_strlen( $user_nicename ) > 50 ) {
2168           return new WP_Error( 'user_nicename_too_long', __( 'Nicename may not be longer than 50 characters.' ) );
2169      }
2170
2171      $user_nicename_check = $wpdb->get_var( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT ID FROM $wpdb->users WHERE user_nicename = %s AND user_login != %s LIMIT 1", $user_nicename, $user_login ) );
2172
2173      if ( $user_nicename_check ) {
2174           $suffix = 2;