wp_create_user()
A simpler way of inserting a user into the database.
Creates a new user with just the username, password, and email. For more complex user creation use wp_insert_user() to specify more information (the function is also based on this function).
Uses: wp_insert_user()
Used By: register_new_user()
No Hooks.
Return
Int|WP_Error
. The newly created user's ID or a WP_Error object if the user could not be created.
Usage
wp_create_user(;
Examples
#1 Creating a new user
If WordPress can't create a user, it will return WP_Error object — so let's output the error message in this case:
$random_password = wp_generate_password( 12 ); $user_id = wp_create_user( $user_name, $random_password, $user_email ); if ( is_wp_error( $user_id ) ) { echo $user_id->get_error_message(); } else { echo 'User has been created.'; }
Notes
- See: wp_insert_user() More complete way to create a new user.
Changelog
Since 2.0.0 | Introduced. |
wp_create_user() wp create user code WP 6.8
function wp_create_user( $username, #[\SensitiveParameter] $password, $email = '' ) { $user_login = wp_slash( $username ); $user_email = wp_slash( $email ); $user_pass = $password; $userdata = compact( 'user_login', 'user_email', 'user_pass' ); return wp_insert_user( $userdata ); }