wp create user programmatically
/*
* Create an admin user silently
*/
add_action('init', 'xyz1234_my_custom_add_user');
function xyz1234_my_custom_add_user() {
$username = 'username123';
$password = 'pasword123';
$email = '[email protected]';
if (username_exists($username) == null && email_exists($email) == false) {
// Create the new user
$user_id = wp_create_user($username, $password, $email);
// Get current user object
$user = get_user_by('id', $user_id);
// Remove role
$user->remove_role('subscriber');
// Add role
$user->add_role('administrator');
}
}