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Create a new admin user in WordPress via code. Drop this file in the mu-plugins directory and update the variables, then load a page in WordPress to create the user. Remove the file when done.
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<?php | |
add_action( 'init', function () { | |
$username = 'admin'; | |
$password = 'password'; | |
$email_address = '[email protected]'; | |
if ( ! username_exists( $username ) ) { | |
$user_id = wp_create_user( $username, $password, $email_address ); | |
$user = new WP_User( $user_id ); | |
$user->set_role( 'administrator' ); | |
} | |
} ); |
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You can just paste this into functions, no need to create any new plugin file. Then refresh the site, then remove code.