Sometimes it is needed to create WP user php on a WordPress site. So that’s Im going to write about this here.
Ive divided this into two sections.
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- How to create a user in a Theme.
- How to create a user in a plugin.
How to create WP user php.
well need to use after_setup_theme hook for that.
add_action(after_setup_theme, themeprefix_create_a_user); function themeprefix_create_a_user() { // lets define some variable $user_name = webextent; $password = strong-pass-recommended; $email = noreply@webextent.net; // lets check if this user already exists or not, if not then pass If ( ! username_exists( $user_name ) ) { // wp_create_user() to create a user $user_ID = wp_create_user( $user_name, $password, $email ); // pass $user_ID to WP_User class $user = new WP_User( $user_ID ); // define a role for the user $user->role( administrator); //you can use editor/author/contributor/subscriber } }
Note : Most importantly update $user_name, $password and $email as your need. And delete the file after creating the user. And paste this code in functions.php
How to create a user from a plugin ( or a create MU plugin )
Lets talk about how to create an MU ( must use ) plugin.
First of all, create a folder in wp-content/ called mu-plugins
Then create a .php file in the folder, you can name it whatever you want.
But lets name it manage-users.php ( for example )
Then open the file in an editor
Certainly, we will use init hook to create a user in our MU plugin
And follow the code below :
add_action(init, themeprefix_create_a_user); function themeprefix_create_a_user() { // lets define some variable $user_name = webextent; $password = strong-pass-recommended; $email = noreply@webextent.net; // lets check if this user already exists or not, if not then pass If ( ! username_exists( $user_name ) ) { // wp_create_user() to create a user $user_ID = wp_create_user( $user_name, $password, $email ); // pass $user_ID to WP_User class $user = new WP_User( $user_ID ); // define a role for the user $user->role( administrator); //you can use editor/author/contributor/subscriber } }
Note: similarly we can use this method in any existing plugin as well.
You can check out WordPress Roles and Capabilities here
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