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Create a new admin user in WordPress
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<?php | |
// ADD NEW ADMIN USER TO WORDPRESS | |
// ---------------------------------- | |
// Put this file in your Wordpress root directory and run it from your browser. | |
// Delete it when you're done. | |
require_once('wp-blog-header.php'); | |
require_once('wp-includes/registration.php'); | |
// CONFIG | |
$newusername = 'user'; | |
$newpassword = 'pass'; | |
$newemail = 'email@email.email'; | |
if ( !username_exists( $newusername ) && !email_exists( $newemail ) ) { | |
$user_id = wp_create_user( $newusername, $newpassword, $newemail ); | |
if ( is_int( $user_id ) ) { | |
$wp_user_object = new WP_User( $user_id ); | |
$wp_user_object->set_role( 'administrator' ); | |
echo 'Successfully created new admin user. Now delete this file!'; | |
} else { | |
echo 'Error with wp_insert_user. No users were created.'; | |
} | |
} else { | |
echo 'This user or email already exists. Nothing was done.'; | |
} |
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