By: Prem Tiwari | Last Updated: | In: WordPress Functions
This WordPress function creates a new user in your WordPress database with the minimum required information like username, password, and email. This is a simpler way of inserting a user into the database.
Below is the syntax of wp_insert_user() Function, how to use in your WordPress plugin or theme file.
Syntax:
1 | wp_create_user( string $username, string $password, string $email = '' ) |
Used Parameters:
$username : (string) (Required) The user’s username.
$password : (string) (Required) The user’s password.
$email : (string) (Optional) The user’s email.
This function is available inside the File: wp-includes/user.php. You can find the function description below:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | function wp_create_user($username, $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); } |
Reference: https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_create_user/
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