Create Admin User WP

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To create an administrator user programmatically in WordPress, you can use the `wp_create_user` and `wp_update_user` functions. Here’s how you can do it:

### Steps:
1. Add the code below to your `functions.php` file in your active theme or create a custom plugin.
2. The code checks if the user exists and creates an administrator account if it doesn't.

### Code Example:

function create_administrator_user() {
    // Define the new admin user details
    $username = 'newadmin'; // Replace with desired username
    $password = 'securepassword'; // Replace with a strong password
    $email = 'newadmin@example.com'; // Replace with a valid email

    // Check if the user already exists
    if (!username_exists($username) && !email_exists($email)) {
        // Create the user
        $user_id = wp_create_user($username, $password, $email);

        // Set the role to administrator
        if (!is_wp_error($user_id)) {
            $user = new WP_User($user_id);
            $user->set_role('administrator');
        }
    }
}
// Hook the function to WordPress init or another action
add_action('init', 'create_administrator_user');

### How It Works:
1. **`username_exists`**: Checks if a user with the given username already exists.
2. **`email_exists`**: Checks if an email is already in use by another user.
3. **`wp_create_user`**: Creates a new user with the specified username, password, and email.
4. **`WP_User->set_role`**: Assigns the `administrator` role to the newly created user.

### Important Notes:
– **Remove the Code After Execution**: Once the administrator account is created, remove the code to prevent creating duplicate users or exposing a backdoor.
– **Use Secure Passwords**: Always use a strong, secure password.
– **Logging or Debugging**: If something goes wrong, use `error_log` or `var_dump` to debug.

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To remove the `subscriber` role programmatically in WordPress, you can use the `remove_role()` function. Here's how you can do it:

### Steps:
1. Add the following code to your theme's `functions.php` file or in a custom plugin.

### Code Example:

function remove_subscriber_role() {
    // Check if the role exists before attempting to remove it
    if (get_role('subscriber')) {
        remove_role('subscriber');
    }
}
// Hook the function to WordPress init or another action
add_action('init', 'remove_subscriber_role');

### How It Works:
1. **`get_role('subscriber')`**: Checks if the `subscriber` role exists.
2. **`remove_role('subscriber')`**: Removes the role if it exists.

### Important Notes:
– **Effect of Removing the Role**:
– Any user assigned the `subscriber` role will no longer have an assigned role.
– Users without a role will not have access to most parts of the WordPress admin area.
– **Backup Users**: If you have users with the `subscriber` role, consider reassigning them a different role before removing the `subscriber` role.

### Reassign Users Before Removal (Optional):
If you want to reassign all `subscriber` users to another role (e.g., `contributor`) before removing the `subscriber` role:

function reassign_and_remove_subscriber_role() {
    // Reassign all users with the subscriber role
    $users = get_users(['role' => 'subscriber']);
    foreach ($users as $user) {
        $user->set_role('contributor'); // Change to the desired role
    }

    // Remove the subscriber role
    if (get_role('subscriber')) {
        remove_role('subscriber');
    }
}
add_action('init', 'reassign_and_remove_subscriber_role');

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