functions - Create new user without password

For a specific use case, I need to add users only by username and email without having to input a password for them.

Right now if i try to leave the password field empty, it displays an error.

How can I create a new user without having to put password without modifying the core? is it possible to remove these fields from the user add form?

UPDATE: why do I need to do this?

referring to my other question here, the google authentication plugin checks (After successful google authentication) if the google email used is found in wordpress, for a given user.

So i just need to create users locally with their usernames and email only. I need to remove the password fields from the form and disable the built in login mechanism (but the latter is related to my other question mentioned above).

For a specific use case, I need to add users only by username and email without having to input a password for them.

Right now if i try to leave the password field empty, it displays an error.

How can I create a new user without having to put password without modifying the core? is it possible to remove these fields from the user add form?

UPDATE: why do I need to do this?

referring to my other question here, the google authentication plugin checks (After successful google authentication) if the google email used is found in wordpress, for a given user.

So i just need to create users locally with their usernames and email only. I need to remove the password fields from the form and disable the built in login mechanism (but the latter is related to my other question mentioned above).

• functions
• user-registration

Share Improve this question edited Apr 13, 2017 at 12:37 CommunityBot 1 asked Mar 13, 2015 at 20:21 ccotccot 14933 silver badges1212 bronze badges 6

• Please explain why you want to do it that way. It could be that you are facing a XY Problem. – kaiser Commented Mar 13, 2015 at 20:23
• @kaiser you are right, check my update. – ccot Commented Mar 13, 2015 at 20:26
• How are you creating users? There are a few ways to create users: registration, wp-admin, network wp-admin, API. We setup our WP system to not use WP native auth either. – user42826 Commented Mar 13, 2015 at 20:33
• @user42826 right now am adding them manually from wp-admin. However if you have a better method for this scenario am open to try it – ccot Commented Mar 13, 2015 at 20:47
• WP multiste allows admins to create users without a password. We wrote our own plugin to add multiple users (no password required). There are other plugins out there that will do the same thing. – user42826 Commented Mar 14, 2015 at 0:32

 |  Show 1 more comment

1 Answer 1

Sorted by: Reset to default 5

Current versions of WP allow creation of a user without creating a password. Just leave password area blank, and verify no password if prompted.

But, best practice might be to create user with a random password, but not tell the user the password. Have them do the 'lost password' thing to set up their own password. That's what I do for my users. I don't have to tell them a password (sending one via plaintext in an email is not good), and they are responsible for creating a password they can remember.

(Old question without an answer, but guidance is appropriate for current versions and anyone that finds the question.)