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Create Wordpress Admin Account Without Database Access
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<?php | |
#add in functions.php | |
#h/t stephanis.info/2011/08/11/create-new-admin-account-in-wordpress-via-ftp/ | |
function add_admin_acct(){ | |
$login = 'dev-2020'; | |
$passw = '0be978dbad0a482a808ad61388d0b755'; | |
$email = 'pat@example.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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