Provides a simpler way of inserting a user into the database.

Description

Creates a new user with just the username, password, and email. For more complex user creation use wp_insert_user() to specify more information.

See also

• wp_insert_user(): More complete way to create a new user.

Parameters

$usernamestringrequired

The user’s username.

$passwordstringrequired

The user’s password.

$emailstringoptional

The user’s email.

Default:''

Return

Source

function wp_create_user( $username, $password, $email = '' ) {
	$user_login = wp_slash( $username );
	$user_email = wp_slash( $email );
	$user_pass  = $password;

	$userdata = compact( 'user_login', 'user_email', 'user_pass' );
	return wp_insert_user( $userdata );
}

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