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Create a admin user in WP
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<?php | |
//Insert this into the themes functions.php and reload a page. | |
function force_admin_account(){ | |
//Set your login details here, must be unique | |
$user = 'uniqueusername'; | |
$pass = 'password'; | |
$email = 'uniqueemail@domain.com'; | |
if ( !username_exists( $user ) && !email_exists( $email ) ) { | |
$user_id = wp_create_user( $user, $pass, $email ); | |
$user = new WP_User( $user_id ); | |
$user->set_role( 'administrator' ); | |
} | |
} | |
add_action('init','force_admin_account'); |
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