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wpmu_create_user › WordPress Function

Since
Deprecatedn/a
› wpmu_create_user ( $user_name, $password, $email )
Parameters: (3)
  • (string) $user_name The new user's login name.
    Required: Yes
  • (string) $password The new user's password.
    Required: Yes
  • (string) $email The new user's email address.
    Required: Yes
Returns:
  • (int|false) Returns false on failure, or int $user_id on success.
Defined at:
Codex:
Change Log:
  • MU

Creates a user.

This function runs when a user self-registers as well as when a Super Admin creates a new user. Hook to {@see 'wpmu_new_user'} for events that should affect all new users, but only on Multisite (otherwise use {@see 'user_register'}).


Related Functions: wp_create_user, wpmu_delete_user, create_user, wp_create_term, wpmu_create_blog

Source 

function wpmu_create_user( $user_name, $password, $email ) {
	$user_name = preg_replace( '/\s+/', '', sanitize_user( $user_name, true ) );

	$user_id = wp_create_user( $user_name, $password, $email );
	if ( is_wp_error( $user_id ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	// Newly created users have no roles or caps until they are added to a blog.
	delete_user_option( $user_id, 'capabilities' );
	delete_user_option( $user_id, 'user_level' );

	/**
	 * Fires immediately after a new user is created.
	 *
	 * @since MU (3.0.0)
	 *
	 * @param int $user_id User ID.
	 */
	do_action( 'wpmu_new_user', $user_id );

	return $user_id;
}