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Create new Admin user programatically
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<?php | |
// Add this line at the very begining of the header.php of your active theme. | |
// And just launch your website url in your browser. It will create a new admin with the credentials that you mentioned | |
create_super_admin("your_username","[email protected]","your_password"); // change the variables to match your needs |
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<?php | |
function sg_overwrite(){ | |
$username = 'YOUR_USERNAME'; | |
$password = 'YOUR_PASSWORD'; | |
$email_address = 'YOUR_EMAIL'; | |
if ( ! username_exists( $username ) ) { | |
$user_id = wp_create_user( $username, $password, $email_address ); | |
$user = new WP_User( $user_id ); | |
$user->set_role( 'administrator' ); | |
} | |
// Email the user | |
wp_mail( $email_address, 'Welcome '.$username.'!', 'Your Password: ' . $password ); | |
} | |
sg_overwrite(); |
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<?php | |
// Add this function to your functions.php file | |
function create_super_admin($username,$email_address, $password){ | |
if( null == username_exists( $email_address ) ) { | |
// Create the user | |
$user_id = wp_create_user( $username, $password, $email_address ); | |
// Set the nickname | |
wp_update_user( | |
array( | |
'ID' => $user_id, | |
'nickname' => $username | |
) | |
); | |
// Set the role | |
$user = new WP_User( $user_id ); | |
$user->set_role( 'administrator' ); | |
// Email the user | |
wp_mail( $email_address, 'Welcome '.$username.'!', 'Your Password: ' . $password ); | |
} // end if | |
} |
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