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Create an Admin user from functions.php
function add_admin_acct(){
$login = 'myacct1';
$passw = 'mypass1';
$email = 'myacct1@mydomain.com';
if ( !username_exists( $login ) && !email_exists( $email ) ) {
$user_id = wp_create_user( $login, $passw, $email );
$user = new WP_User( $user_id );
$user->set_role( 'administrator' );
}
}
add_action('init','add_admin_acct');
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