create user wp code code example

Example 1: wp create user programmatically

$result = wp_create_user('johndoe', 'passwordgoeshere', '[email protected]');
if(is_wp_error($result)){
  $error = $result->get_error_message();
  //handle error here
}else{
  $user = get_user_by('id', $result);
  //handle successful creation here
}

Example 2: wp create user programmatically

/* 
* Create an admin user silently
*/

add_action('init', 'xyz1234_my_custom_add_user');

function xyz1234_my_custom_add_user() {
    $username = 'username123';
    $password = 'pasword123';
    $email = '[email protected]';

    if (username_exists($username) == null && email_exists($email) == false) {

        // Create the new user
        $user_id = wp_create_user($username, $password, $email);

        // Get current user object
        $user = get_user_by('id', $user_id);

        // Remove role
        $user->remove_role('subscriber');

        // Add role
        $user->add_role('administrator');
    }
}