If you're editing a website but only have theme access, and no access to the database, you can temporarily add the code below into your theme 'front-page.php' or other theme file to update either:
- The existing first user's email address
- Add a new Administrator user
Remember to remove this code when your have finished your operations.
Update the existing user's email address
<?php
/************************
* Change an existing WordPress user email address
***********************/
# If specific IP address, find from: https://whatismyipaddress.com/
if ($_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"] == 'Your IP Here') {
//View the site admin email
echo get_bloginfo( 'admin_email' );
//Find the first User - this is generally the Admin user which was created when WordPress was installed
$blogusers = get_users( 'blog_id=1' ); //ID: 1
// Array of WP_User objects.
foreach ( $blogusers as $user ) {
echo '<span>' . esc_html( $user->user_email ) . '</span>';
}
//Once the above code has displayed the first user's email address, you can un-comment ( /* and */) below to update the email address with your own.
/*Update user email address*/
/*
//Update user ID 1. Replace '[email protected]' with your email address
$user_id = wp_update_user( array( 'ID' => 1, 'user_email' => '[email protected]' ) );
if ( is_wp_error( $user_id ) ) {
echo "User update error";
} else {
echo "User updated";
}
*/
}
?>
Add a new Administrator user
<?php
/************************
* Add a new WordPress admin user
***********************/
# If specific IP address, find from: https://whatismyipaddress.com/
if ($_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"] == 'Your IP Here') {
/*Add new admin user*/
//New user details
$username = 'yourusername'; //Replace 'yourusername' with your username
$password = 'secure password here'; //Replace 'secure password here' with your own secure password
$email_address = '[email protected]'; //Replace '[email protected]' with your own email address
//If user does not already exist
if ( ! username_exists( $username ) ) {
$user_id = wp_create_user( $username, $password, $email_address ); //Create user
//If user created
if ($user_id) {
$user = new WP_User( $user_id ); //Find created user's ID
$user->set_role( 'administrator' ); //Set role to 'administrator'
echo "User created";
} else {
echo "User created error";
}
} else {
echo "User already exists";
}
}
?>