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wp_create_user
Description
Use this tool to create a new user account on your WordPress site. Your AI can set the username, email, password, display name, and role (subscriber, contributor, author, editor, or administrator). Ideal for automating team onboarding or adding users in bulk.
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Claude Desktop — MCP Connection
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Create a new user for Jane Smith with the role 'author', using her email jane@example.com.
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Calling Tool: wp_create_user
Done! I've used wp_create_user to complete that for you.
{"status": "success"} Example Use Cases & Sample Prompts
- Onboarding a new author
- Prompt: “Create a new user for Jane Smith with the role ‘author’, using her email jane@example.com.”
- Adding an editor
- Prompt: “I’m onboarding a content editor. Create an account for them with the email provided and the ‘editor’ role.”
- Bulk user creation
- Prompt: “Create accounts for these five new contributors from the list I provided, all with the ‘contributor’ role.”
- Setting up a client account
- Prompt: “Create a subscriber account for my client so they can log in and read members-only content.”
- Creating a test account
- Prompt: “Create a test user account with the ‘author’ role so I can verify the content submission flow.”
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